MP: Seized flesh samples sent for analysis
Dhar
(MP),
Jan
29:
Samples
of
175
tonnes
of
flesh,
seized
in
this
district
on
January
27
and
suspected
of
being
beef,
were
today
sent
to
a
laboratory
in
Gandhinagar
for
analysis.
Police said 12 containers carrying the flesh were seized following a protest by some Hindu organisations' workers. Local veterinarians analysed the flesh but were unsure whether it was beef.
The flesh was being illegally transported from Uttar Pradesh's Sahibabad to Mumbai. Chaos had prevailed for about half an hour after the containers were seized.
UNI
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Story first published: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 14:50 [IST]