Maha: Slaughterhouse raided in Thane; 2,000 kg meat seized

Civic officials have raided a slaughterhouse being run illegally and seized 2,000 kg of buffalo meat from there in Maharashtras Thane district, officials said on Monday. The Mumbra police have registered an offence under relevant provisions.Raids are still underway in Mumbra to unearth other illegally-run slaughterhouses in the area, the official said.

Civic officials have raided a slaughterhouse being run illegally and seized 2,000 kg of buffalo meat from there in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said on Monday. One person has also been arrested in this connection, a police official said.

Acting on a complaint, officials of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) conducted a raid on the slaughterhouse at Kausa in Mumbra area here on Sunday. The place was being run without any permit, TMC's veterinary department in-charge Shama Shirodkar said.

Following the raid, 2,000 kg of buffalo meat worth around Rs 3 lakh was seized from the premises, the official said. The Mumbra police have registered an offence under relevant provisions.

Raids are still underway in Mumbra to unearth other illegally-run slaughterhouses in the area, the official said.