Frame-up? 7 held for slaughtering goats, lambs

Lucknow | Wednesday | 13th February, 2019

Summary:

AGRA: Agra police late on Tuesday booked and arrested seven men for slaughtering goats and lambs in a private barn in Mohalla Tilla Nadram of Mantola police jurisdiction.Sources said that the meat was being prepared for a Muslim marriage function. Open slaughtering of animals is illegal”Meanwhile, on Wednesday, CJM court Agra rejected the bail of seven accused and sent them to jail. The apprehended men were identified as Sagir, Mohammad Sadiq, Mohammad Chand Qureshi, Imran, Raja Ali, Babu and Bantu. The arrested accused are poor men and had no means to open a slaughter house to operate in legal way. The Mantola area slaughter house is non-operational following a case pending in National Green Tribunal..