Two held for illegal slaughter, transportation of cattle meat in Thane district

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Police have arrested two men for illegal slaughter and transportation of cattle meat in Thane district, an official said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

Cattle slaughter is illegal under the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 1995.

Based on suspicion, a police team conducted checking of a tempo on February 24 near Rajnoli Naka on Nashik-Mumbai road and found two persons were transporting 500-600 kg of cattle meat, the official from Kongaon police station said, reported PTI.

After transportation of cattle meat in Thane district, the two vehicle occupants were arrested and booked under Indian Penal Code sections 429 (mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc) and 34 (common intention) and provisions of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, reported PTI.

In another incident, a 48-year-old man was stabbed to death by unidentified persons in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday, reported PTI.

A case under section 302 (murder) has been registered for the attack that took place in Ambernath town on Sunday night, an official said.

As per the complaint, two unidentified men allegedly stabbed Ramesh Prabodh Jha, and he sustained injuries to his chest and abdomen, he said, reported PTI.

The motive for the attack is unclear, and investigations are underway to identify the assailants, the official said, reported PTI.

Meanwhile, police have registered a case against five persons from Thane district in Maharashtra for allegedly submitting forged documents with revenue authorities for the purpose of land records mutation, an official said on Monday, reported PTI.

The accused, from Badlapur area in Thane, submitted certain documents, with forged signatures and stamps, to the Badlapur talati (revenue officer) and circle office on February 8 for the mutation of records of land procured by them, reported PTI.

Upon verification, the documents were found to be fabricated, the official from Badlapur-West police station said.

Based on a complaint by the talati, a case was registered on Saturday against the five persons under Indian Penal Code sections for cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy, he said, reported PTI. A probe was on into the case.

(With inputs from PTI)