Man found with beef held, released on bail

A man was arrested and later bailed for allegedly delivering beef at a mosque in Chandigarh’s Sector 25. (File) A man found allegedly delivering beef in a mosque in Sector 25, Chandigarh, was arrested Friday and later released on bail. The accused was identified as Mohammad Harun. After meat was recovered from an e-rickshaw operating under suspicious circumstances, the police reached the spot and called a forensic team, which collected samples of the meat and sent them for laboratory examination. An FIR was registered on the complaint of Ankush Gupta, a VHP (Vishva Hindu Parishad) leader in Chandigarh , who stated they had received information regarding alleged supply of beef through e-rickshaws in the Sector 25 area. Gupta alleged that when the e-rickshaw reached Sector 25, two bags were seen in it. After some time, the driver returned with only one bag. When VHP activists attempted to stop the e-rickshaw, the driver allegedly sped away. Activists on motorcycles chased the vehicle, but the driver allegedly rammed into them and continued fleeing. He was eventually stopped near a traffic light point in Sector 25. On checking the remaining bag, meat was found, following which the police were informed. The police said that a case has been registered under sections 196, 299 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Sector 11 police station on the complaint of Ankush Gupta, a resident of Sector 29B, Chandigarh .