A pickup vehicle carrying around 600 kg of suspected meat was stopped at Karheda Chowk in Yamunanagar after members of the Shri Ram Gau Raksha Dal intercepted the vehicle and informed the police. The organisation alleged that the meat was cow meat and claimed that it had been concealed beneath plastic crates placed in the rear portion of the vehicle.

Following the information, members of the group reached the location near the Indian Oil petrol pump at Karheda Chowk and stopped an Ashok Leyland pickup for checking. According to complainant Harshit, members of the organisation had received information that meat was allegedly being transported in the vehicle.

During the inspection, the group members claimed that bundles containing meat were found concealed underneath plastic crates in the rear section of the pickup. After the alleged recovery, the police were informed and reached the spot.

The pickup vehicle and its three occupants were subsequently handed over to the police. Yamunanagar Sadar police registered a case against the three persons under Section 13(3) of the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act, 2015, according to the information provided in the police case.

The persons named in the case have been identified as Anees, a resident of Dandoli Kheda in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh; Shahrukh, a resident of Garhi in Yamunanagar district; and Nazim, a resident of Shadipur in Yamunanagar district.

Complainant Harshit said members of the Shri Ram Gau Raksha Dal had acted on information that a pickup vehicle was allegedly transporting cow meat. Acting on the information, the members reached Karheda Chowk and intercepted the vehicle.

According to the complainant, plastic crates had been placed in the rear portion of the pickup and the meat was allegedly concealed underneath them. The members of the organisation informed the police after finding the material during the inspection.

After the police arrived, the vehicle and the three persons travelling in it were handed over to the authorities. The police subsequently initiated legal proceedings in connection with the alleged transportation of the meat.

The complainant estimated the quantity of the recovered meat at approximately 600 kg. However, the police have made it clear that the exact nature of the meat and the facts relating to its identification will be established during the investigation and through the necessary examination or report.

This distinction is important as the police investigation is still underway. While the complainant and members of the organisation have described the recovered material as cow meat, its exact nature has not been treated as conclusively established merely on the basis of the allegation. The police are expected to rely on the relevant investigation and examination process to establish the facts.

Harshit further stated that after the police were informed and the accused persons and vehicle were handed over to the authorities, the recovered material was buried at the spot by digging a pit.

The police investigation has now been assigned to ASI Pradeep Singh. Investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the transportation and recovery of the material and are attempting to establish where it had allegedly been brought from and where it was being taken.

The police are also questioning the three persons in connection with the case. The vehicle and other circumstances surrounding the alleged recovery are being examined as part of the investigation.

Investigators are expected to establish the source of the material, its intended destination and whether any other persons were involved in its transportation.

The case has been registered under the relevant provisions of the Haryana cow protection law, and further action will depend on the findings of the investigation and the evidence collected by the police.

The incident has drawn attention to the enforcement of laws relating to the protection of cattle in Haryana. At the same time, the police investigation will determine the factual circumstances surrounding the material recovered from the vehicle.

Officials are examining the vehicle, statements connected with the alleged recovery and other relevant evidence. The investigation will also seek to establish the chain of transportation and the identities and roles, if any, of other persons who may be connected with the case.

Police officials have not treated the allegations made by the complainant as a substitute for the investigation. The precise nature of the recovered material and other relevant facts will be established after the necessary examination and completion of the investigation.

The three accused persons are facing proceedings in connection with the alleged transportation, while investigators continue to collect evidence related to the case.

The Yamunanagar Sadar police are now focusing on establishing the complete sequence of events, including the source of the material, its intended destination and the circumstances in which it was allegedly concealed beneath the plastic crates.

Further developments in the case are expected after the investigation and required examination reports provide greater clarity regarding the material recovered from the pickup.

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