more-in Police personnel and officials from the Animal Welfare Board (AWB) on Monday set fire to over 1,500 kg of beef seized from a vehicle that was allegedly transporting the meat illegally from Hosakote to Shivajinagar. Acting on a tip-off, Goutham Sharma, an officer with the AWB, intercepted the goods vehicle at Sadashivnagar on Sunday. The persons concerned did not have the required documents to transport the meat, said the police. Three persons — Aziz Baig, Farukh Pasha and Sheikh Sadiq — have been charged under various sections of the Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act and also under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Given the perishable nature of the seized goods, the police, after getting the required permission, took the meat to the burial ground in Summanahalli and burnt it. “We were not sure about the quality of the meat. We have to destroy it,” a senior police officer said. According to the police, ever since they started cracking down on illegal cattle trade, people have resorted to transporting meat to the city after slaughtering the animals elsewhere. "This is a new trend in an attempt to hoodwink officials,” the senior police officer added. AWB officials concurred and added that meat is often transported illegally from Ramnagar, Channarayapattana and Ballari.

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