3 held for carrying ‘beef’

THANE : Three people were arrested for carrying 15 tonnes of meat suspected to be beef in Kalyan in Thane district, police said on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off on Wednesday, a truck, coming from Malegaon in Nashik district and headed towards Taloja in neighbouring Raigad, was apprehended in Kalyan, an official said. “Fifteen tonnes of meat was confiscated. Three men, identified as Wasim Latif Khan, Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Hussain and Amjad Khayyum Khan were arrested,” an official said. A case was has been registered with Manpada police under sections of IPC.