Hotel owner arrested for serving beef to customers in Surat, butcher absconding
A hotel owner in Gujarat's Surat was arrested for serving beef to customers who came to eat non-vegetarian food. 60 kilos of beef were recovered from the restaurant. The butcher who provided the meat is absconding.
In Short
- A hotel owner in Surat was arrested for serving beef to customers
- Police recovered 60 kilograms of beef from the fridge in the hotel
- Police are hunting for the butcher who provided the meat who is absconding
A restaurant owner in Gujarat's Surat was arrested for serving beef to customers who came to eat non-vegetarian food in his hotel. As soon as the Hindu organizations came to know about the activities of the restaurant owner, they reported the matter to the police.
Based on the information, police raided the restaurant and recovered 60 kilograms of beef kept in the fridge. A case was registered against the restaurant owner at Lalgate police station in Surat and he was arrested.
Three people from Hindu organisations in Surat received information that beef was being served in a non-veg restaurant operating in the Hodibangla area. They investigated the issue and confirming that the information was true, they reported the whole matter to the Lalgate police station.
On Sunday, September 11, police raided the hotel and recovered 60 kilograms of beef kept in 6 bags in the fridge. Following this, police called a veterinarian to the spot and took samples for examination in his presence and sent them to the Forensic Scientific Laboratory.
After receiving the FSL report on September 14, which confirmed that the material was beef, Lalgate police station registered a case and arrested the owner of the restaurant, Sarfraz Mohammad Wazir Khan, under the Gujarat Animal Protection Amendment Act.
Meanwhile, Ansar, the butcher who supplied him with beef, has been declared absconding. Further investigations are underway.
(INPUTS FROM SANJAY SINGH RATHOD)