M andla district magistrate Saloni Sidana said information was received about an illegal abattoir operating in Bhainswahi village in Nainpur tehsil in the district. A search carried out at the premises yielded bones, skin, meat and implements used in killing animals. The 11 suspects have been booked under the MP Cow Slaughter Prevention Act. One of them has been arrested while the others are on the run. Mandla superintendent of police Rajat Saklecha told INDIA TODAY that a preliminary report by a local vet had confirmed the meat and bones to be of a cow. Samples had been sent to a laboratory in Hyderabad for a definitive result, he added. Saklecha said police were investigating how cows were being procured for slaughtering. According to him, the accused in police custody had informed that the hides of the dead animals were sold to leather units and the meat to buyers in neighbouring districts. The families of the accused are crying foul that no notice was served before the demolitions....
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