The police seized 2,000 kg of beef from a tempo at Kalyan city in Maharashtra’s Thane district, an official said on Friday.
The police intercepted the vehicle at Khadakpada circle in Kalyan around 11.45 am on Thursday, the official said.
The persons present in the vehicle, however, managed to escape the scene, he said.
An offence under the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act 1995 and Municipal Corporation Act has been registered, the official said.
The accused had allegedly transported beef illegally and abandoned the vehicle on seeing the police, he added.
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