In the past two days, in several districts of Assam, 178 places, including hotels, restaurants and slaughterhouses, have been raided and searched, and 196 people have been detained in a major crackdown against the sale of beef in the state.
Over 1,700 kg of beef has been seized in the last days by the Assam police under the Cattle Prevention Act, 2021.
The police launched a coordinated operation against the illegal sale of beef, conducting simultaneous raids across multiple districts under the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021. The Act prohibits the slaughter of cattle and the sale of beef near temples and in Hindu-majority areas.
On day 1 of the biggest crackdown under the Cattle Preservation Act, raids were carried out in 112 hotels across Guwahati, Nagaon, Charaideo, Kokrajhar, South Kamrup, and Dibrugarh, resulting in the seizure of large quantities of both cooked and raw meat suspected to be beef. In Kokrajhar alone, four hotels were searched by police teams.
According to police, 133 people have been detained and 1084 kg of suspected beef was seized. According to reports, several kilograms of beef were recovered, and multiple individuals were detained, while several others managed to flee during the operations at various locations.
More than 70 kg of beef was recovered from hostels in Guwahati's Katahbari area today during a raid by the Garchok police, police sources added.
This enforcement drive comes in the wake of recent communal tensions during Eid, during which 16 people were arrested for allegedly slaughtering cattle illegally. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has reiterated that while religious freedoms are protected, any violation of the law will invite strict action.
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