Odisha cow guards stop truck carrying suspected beef, driver arrested Berhampur

Police on Sunday seized a container truck full of meat in Odisha’s Ganjam district after local cow wardens stopped the vehicle, suspecting it was beef.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as Khan from Haryana, was arrested as he did not have any document related to the consignment, a police official said.

Police sent samples for testing to find out what type of meat was in the container.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the container was on its way from Khurda in Orissa to Andhra Pradesh when activists of a cow protection group accosted the vehicle near Pokadibandh in the Chamakahandi police station limits, suspecting it was carrying beef.

“We reached the spot and seized the vehicle loaded with meat. The driver was arrested as he could not produce valid documents authorising him to transport the meat,” said Bidya Bharati Nayak, superintendent of police at Chamakhandi.

She said the police have launched a detailed investigation into the matter. The container was carrying about 18 tons of meat.

First posted: 30-06-2024 at 23:25 IST