PNS | DEHRADUN
The Police arrested the absconded accused Anees Ahmed involved in the recent cow slaughter incidents in the Patel Nagar and Basant Vihar areas of Dehradun on Wednesday. The police also recovered beef which had been hidden by the accused, the Dehradun senior superintendent of police Ajai Singh said. The incidents took place late on January 18 in the Patel Nagar area near Sukha Talab and Alka Dairy as well as at Tea Estate in the Vasant Vihar area. Following these incidents, separate cases were registered under relevant sections of the law.
Following an encounter at Harbhajwala Tea Estate on January 20, police arrested two individuals, identified as Waqeel alias Chhota and Arish, along with their accomplice, Nadeem. The SSP said that during interrogation, they revealed the involvement of two other individuals, Farman and Anees Ahmed. Ahmed was identified as the buyer of the beef from the incidents. The police started conducting raids at their possible hideouts to nab them.
Singh said that acting on a tip-off on Wednesday, the police arrested Ahmed, a resident of Haridwar but had been residing in Mehuwala of Patel Nagar. Ahmed reportedly confessed to purchasing beef from the other four accused. Fearing repercussions due to protests by Hindu organisations, he admitted to hiding the remaining beef in a black plastic bag near Tea Estate, the SSP said. Based on his disclosure, the police recovered the concealed beef, he added.
