UP: 6 held for cow slaughter at BSP leader’s farm

BIJNOR: In a late night raid at a farm owned by BSP leader Ruchi Veera, six people were arrested for allegedly slaughtering a cow while seven managed to flee. Two quintals of meat was recovered from the spot at Jhakdi Bangar village within city police station area.
An FIR against 13 people has been registered. Police are probing the role of BSP leader in the case.
Ruchi Veera is a former Samajwadi Party MLA. She quit SP and joined BSP before the Lok Sabha elections. She fought from Aonla parliamentary seat but lost the poll.
Commenting on the matter, Ruchi Veera’s husband and former chairman of the district panchayat board Udayan Veera said, “We have nothing to do with cow slaughtering. It is true that we have our farm here at Jhakari Bangar. We deputed a watchman there. He has the key of the farm land. Strict action should be taken against the people who were indulging in cow slaughter. It is the duty of police to put an end to the nefarious activities wherever they take place.”
According to city superintendent of police Lakshmi Nivas Mishra, “The farm owned by Ruchi Veera and her family falls under Begawala outpost. Police were patrolling the area on Wednesday when they received a tip-off that some people were slaughtering a cow in the farm. Police entered the farm along with the informer, who indicated that the spot was on other side of a sugarcane field.”
Mishra claimed, “When police reached 400 m inside the farm, they found around 12-13 persons slaughtering a cow. Five people were arrested in this connection while seven others managed to slip away. Out these, one was arrested on Thursday morning.”
Police seized over two quintals of meat and equipment used for slaughtering. A case has been registered against the accused identified as Shaku, Zahid, Osaaf, Zubair, Gufraan,Naemuddin and Naanu of Jhakari Bangar. Shakeel, Naveel, Tashlim, Raes, Faem and Abraar of Kaziwala village under Bijnor city police station area. Out of these, Shaku, Zahid, Osaaf, Zubair, Naanu and Tashlim were nabbed.
“The place where cow slaughtering was taking place was in a less frequented area. Prima facie, it has been confirmed that the seized flesh, horns and skin were of cow. However samples of the recovered body parts and flesh have been sent to a laboratory. Police are probing the matter and trying ascertain the role of former MLA Ruchi Veera in the matter,” claimed the SP.