IN THE HONBLE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF

PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

C.W.P. (PIL) NO

19776 OF 2016

Haseen
Petitioner
Versus
State of Haryana and others
Respondents
S.N
o.
1.

INDEX
Dates

Particulars
Court Fee Affixed

15.09.20
16

2.

List of Dates & events

15.09.20
16

3.

Civil Writ Petition

15.09.20
16

4.

Affidavit

15.09.20
16

ANNEXURE(S)
P-1( Member I-Card)
P-2(Income
-Affidavit)
P-3( Haryana
Act )

6.

N/A

Proof 15.09.20
16
Gau-Seva 04.10.20
10

P-4(New Act)

27.10.20
15

P-5( Notification)

19.11.20
15

P-6 (News Notes)

06.09.20
16

P-7(News Notes)

08.09.20
16

Power of Attorney

12.09.20

Page C/Fee
s
s
Rs.

16
7.

VARNACULRE(S)
P-1( Member I-Card)

N/A

P-5( News Notes)

06.09.20
16

P-6(News Notes)

08.09.20
16

Note:
1. Main law points are in Para No at 23 page of
the writ
petition.
2. Relevant Rules/Statue :Constitution of India, The Haryana
Gau-Seva Aayog Act, 2010, The Haryana GauvanshSanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act, 2015
3. Such or similar case
:
Nil.
4. No notice of caveat has been received in this case
No
CHANDIGARH
MOHAMMAD
ARSHAD ADVOCATE
Dated: 15.09.2016
1613/2009

PCOUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER

IN THE HONBLE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF

PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
C.W.P. (PIL) NO
Haseen
Petitioner
Versus
State of Haryana and others
Respondents

COURT FEES

19776 OF 2016

CHANDIGARH
ARSHAD ADVOCATE

MOHAMMAD

Dated: 15.09.2016
1613/2009

PCOUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER

HASEEN VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA & ORS

LIST OF DATE (S)/EVENT (S)/SYNOPSIS
DATE (S)

EVENT/SYNOPSIS
The Petitioner seeks through the present Public
Interest Litigation issuance of an appropriate
writ

order

or

direction

mandamus

to

State

respondent-1
"Biryani

to

call

policing"

of

in

the

Haryana
off

aimed

nature
i.e.

of
the

unconstitutional
at

terrorizing

minorities. It is submitted that Haryana Gau

Seva Ayog has ordered collection of samples of

biryani from road-side vendors in Mewat region
to test the meat used in its preparation. It is
submitted that the action is clear violation of
Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Articles
14, 19, 21 and 25 of the Constitution of India. It
is also incompatible with the secular ideals
enshrined in the Constitution and sought to be
advance in the life of our diverse, plural and
multi-cultural society.
04.10.20
10

The Haryana Gau-Seva Aayog Act, 2010 was

passed

by

State

of

Haryana.

The

said

legislation received assent of the Governor of

Haryana on 25th September,2010.(P-3)
27.10.20
15

The respondent no. 1 legislated the Haryana

Gauvansh-Sanrakshan

and

Gausamvardhan

Act, 2015. The said law received assent of the

Governor of Haryana on 27 th October,2015.(P4)
19.11.20
15

The respondent no. 1 appointed Non-Official

Members of Haryana Gau Seva Aayog including
respondent no-2 as Chairman in accordance
with The Haryana Gau-Seva Aayog Act, 2010.
(P-5)

24.08.20
16

On August 24, 2016, the respondent no. 1

issued order for collection of Biryani samples
to check alleged beef consumption in

shops

and markets in Mewat. Reportedly, seven meat

samples of Biryani were collected from different
stalls and allegedly sent for lab test.
Around the same time, the respondent no. 2
asked the state police to collect samples of
biryani being sold by roadside vendors in Mewat
and Nuh areas to ascertain use of beef in
preparation of biryani in the region. The decision
was

taken

during

meeting

chaired

by

Haryanas Gau Sewa Aayogs Chairman Bhani

Ram Mangla in Mewat. He is reported to have
said, We have decided to obtain samples of
Biryani sold in Mewat and Nuh since the
commission

had

been

receiving

several

complaints in this regard. We are told that beef

is served in biryani sold by roadside vendors in
Mewat

and

Nuh

As

per

the

standard

procedure, the samples have been sent to the

laboratory for testing. If beef is found in the
samples, action shall be taken .(P-6)
07.09.20
16

The Deputy Director cum Veterinary Surgeon of

the Animal Husbandry Department of Mewat
region

collected

samples

of

biryani

from

Mundaka, Ghasera, and Ferozpur Jhirka villages.

It has also been reported that the state police

has spruced up its Cow Protection Task Force
(CPTF) by further strengthening its network of
informers in the areas where beef consumption
is allegedly suspected.
The respondent-Haryana Gau Seva Ayog has
ordered the respondents Superintendent of
Police and the Veterinary Surgeon- in Mewat, a
region with predominantly Muslim population,
collection of collecting samples of biryani from
street vendors to test the meat used in its
preparation. It is submitted that the said
action is a clearly arbitrary, unreasonable
and

capricious

as

it

singles

out

one

particular region without any legal basis

for subjecting its whimsical fiat.
15.09.20

Hence this writ petition

16

CHANDIGARH
ARSHAD ADVOCATE
Dated: 15.09.2016
1613/2009

MOHAMMAD
PCOUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER

IN THE HONBLE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF

PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
C.W.P. (PIL) NO

19776 OF 2016

Sh. Haseen son of Sh. Noordin presently practicing Advocate

at District Bar Nuh Mewat and Resident of Village Khori
Khurd, P.S. Tauru, District Nuh (Mewat) Haryana
..Petitioner
Versus
1. State

of

Haryana,

through its Chief

Secretary,

the Haryana Civil Secretariat, Sector-1, Chandigarh

2. Haryana Gau Seva Ayog through its Secretary,

Sector-3

Panchkula Haryana
3. Director

General

of

Police

(Haryana)

Sector-6

Panchkula- Haryana
4. Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal
Sciences through its Registrar Hisar District Hisar 125001
Haryana
5. Director, Food and Drugs Administration, Haryana SCO-94,
Sector-5, Panchkula, Haryana
6. Deputy commissioner, Nuh -Mewat Haryana
7. Superintendent of Police, Nuh-Mewat, Haryana
8. Deputy-Director cum Veterinary Surgeon ,Government
Veterinary Hospital Nuh District Nuh-Mewat Haryana

..Respondents

CHANDIGARH
ARSHAD ADVOCATE

MOHAMMAD

Dated: 15.09.2016
1613/2009

PCOUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER

Civil Writ Petition under Articles 226 of

the Constitution of India as a Public
Interest Litigation seeking examination
and scrutiny of methods and manner of
enforcement of cow protection in the state
of Haryana under the provisions of The
Haryana Gau-Seva Aayog Act, 2010 and The
Haryana

Gauvansh-Sanrakshan

and

Gausamvardhan Act, 2015;

issuance of an appropriate writ, order or
direction in the nature of mandamus to State
of Haryana to stop "Biryani policing", aimed
at terrorizing minorities, being violation of
Articles 14, 19, 21, and 25 of the Constitution
and restrain Haryana Gau Seva Ayog from
issuing orders for collection of samples of
biryani from road-side vendors in Mewat
region

to

test

the

meat

used

in

the

preparation.
And

Issuance of a writ, order or direction in the

nature of mandamus directing the respondent
no.

Director,

Food and Drugs

Administration, Haryana to conduct fair and

impartial inquiry to ascertain compliance of
due legal and scientific procedures in the
collection and testing of biryani samples
collected immediately before the Eidul Azha
and publishing of the alleged results.
And
Any other writ, order or direction, which
this Honble Court may, deems fit in the
given circumstances in the interest of
justice
RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH
1.

That the Petitioner is a law-abiding citizen of

India and a resident of State of Haryana in the
Mewat region. He is entitled to invoke the
extraordinary writ jurisdiction of this Honble
High Court by way of filing present Public
Interest Litigation writ petition under Articles

2.

226 of the Constitution of India

The petitioner has no direct or indirect interest
in cause of action of the present petition and

thus the same is being filed as Public Interest

3.

Litigation
That the petitioner is a practicing advocate at
District Bar Nuh and belongs to Muslim minority
community and his income is less than 4.lac,
he is son of an ordinary farmer. He has direct
stake in implications of the impugned
actions of the respondents as peace and
tranquility in his region is directly under
threat. Further, being an advocate, he
considers his sacred duty to upheld rule
of law, constitutional values and secular ideals
of the constitution. The copy of I-Card and
Income

4.

proof

affidavit

are

annexed

as

Annexure P-1&P-2
That the petitioner, being conscious of his
duties towards his fellow members of the
society, has been actively promoting

human

rights for all by helping advance access to

justice. In past, he has approached this Honble
court by filing a petition demanding inquiry and
action in an alleged incident of fake encounter
by the state police.

5.

That appreciating the potential dangers and

threat to social harmony in the region due to
impugned actions of the respondents, the
petitioner is filing the present Public Interest
Litigation.

The

purpose

of

the

present

Public Interest Litigation writ petition is

to

ensure

preservation

of

social

and

communal harmony in the state in general

and in the Mewat region in particular by
upholding the rule of law. It is submitted
that the petitioner believes that state and its
instrumentalities ought to work within the
framework law and its actions should not be
allowed to go unquestioned if they act against
the public interest and beyond their legitimate

6.

power.
That the conservation and development of
indigenous breeds of cows has the stated
object of various legislations in the state. For
this purpose, the respondent no. 1 enacted The
Haryana Gau-Seva Aayog Act, 2010. The said
act received the assent of the Governor of

Haryana on 25th September, 2010. The said Act

7.

is annexed hereto as the ANNEXURE P-3.

That thereafter, in order to ban consumption of
beef in the state, the respondent no. 1 enacted
the

Haryana

Gauvansh

Sanrakshan

and

Gausamvardhan Act, 2015 which received the

assent

of

27.10.2015.
Sanrakshan

the

Governor
The

and

of

Haryana

Haryana

Gausamvardhan

on

Gauvansh
Act

2015

define beef as flesh of cow in any form

including contained in sealed containers and
imported in the state. The Act makes cow
slaughter

punishable

with

rigorous

imprisonment up to 10 years and a fine of Rs 1

lakh. The said Act is annexed hereto as the

8.

ANNEXURE P-4.
That the respondent no. 1 has constituted
State Gau

Sewa

Ayog

having

non-official

member, including its chairman Sh Bhani Ram

Mangla, in accordance with Section 4 of the Act
of 2010. The list of members of the said Ayog is
annexed hereto as the ANNEXURE P-5.

9.

That on August 24, 2016 the Chairman of the

respondent-2 i.e. Gau Seva Ayog issued orders
to collect Biryani samples to check alleged beef
consumption in Biryani at shops and markets in
the area of Mewat and seven meat samples

were collected from food stalls for lab test.

10. That it has been reported that the said
Chairman of the respondent no. 2 ordered the
Superintendent

of

Police,

Nuh

to

collect

samples and send them for testing in order to

ascertain as to whether beef was being used in
biryani sold by roadside vendors in Mewat and
Nuh areas. It has been reported that the said
decision was taken during a meeting chaired by
Haryanas Gau Sewa Aayogs chairman Bhani
Ram Mangla in Mewat. He has quoted as
saying, We have decided to obtain samples of
Biryani sold in Mewat and Nuh since the
commission

had

been

receiving

several

complaints in this regard. We are told that beef

is served in biryani sold by roadside vendors in
Mewat

and

Nuh

As

per

the

standard

procedure, the samples have been sent to the

laboratory for testing. If beef is found in the
samples, action shall be taken. The said
statement attributed to the Chariman of the
respondent has reported in news reports which
are annexed hereto as ANNEXURE P-6 AND
ANNEXURE P-7
11. That it is submitted that pursuant to aforesaid
direction, Haryana Police in the Mewat district
has been collecting samples of biryani from
street vendors to test the meat used in its
preparation. It has been reported that the said
exercise would also be carried out in other
district after collection and testing of samples
in Mewat. It is relevant here to mention that
the said exercise has been ordered days before
the festival of Bakri Eid.
12. That it has also been reported that the Deputy
Director cum Veterinary Surgeon of Mewats
Animal

Husbandry

department

has

taken

samples of biryani from the village of Mundaka,

Ghasera, and Ferozpur Jhirka in Nuh district. It
has also been reported that Cow Protection

Task Force (CPTF) of the state police is taking

steps spruced up its network of informers in
areas where beef consumption is suspected to
be allegedly high.
13. That it is submitted that the priority and
publicity

given

to

cow

protection

by

the

respondent no. 1 and the impugned actions of

the State in this regard have many serious
consequences for the life and liberty of the
common citizen. Despite high incidence many
heinous offences like atrocities on dalits,
female foeticide, honour killings, the
State does not seem to have time, will and
resources

to

fight

against

such

pressing

problems but has will, priority and resources for

formation of a specialized Cow Protection Task
Force

(CPTF)

mandate

of

within
checking

the

police,

cow

with

slaughter

the
and

consumption of beef.
14. That it is submitted that the formation of
specialized force within the state police by
itself would not have been such a grave cause
of concern, had the police and respondent no. 2

not taken the measures to perform their duties

to the extremely dangerous and ridiculous
point of checking the processed food like
biryani, a traditional rice and meat delicacy,
from

hotels

in

Mewat

area

of

the

state,

purportedly to enforce the beef ban.

15. That there are reports in media that the
police have been even mulling making
checks

in

private

officer

of

the

residences.

state

animal

senior

husbandry

department asserted that there would be more

raids

if

they

were

to

receive

complaints.

However, the assertions are vague as what

would constitute a credible complaint? and
whose

complaints

would

be

considered

sufficient for invading the privacies of the

homes of common citizens? Further, there are
many questions that are troubling the common
citizens of the region e.g. whether complaint by
a private person against another would be
sufficient for entering into the kitchens of the
citizens, whether informers would be employed

to encroach upon the privacy of homes and

kitchens of the citizens to find out alleged beef
consumption,

etc.

Further,

what

if

the

informers make complaints to settle personal

scores, something routine in India and in the
state? What if the complaint is found to be
false? What measures the state would take to
ensure that a family or person suspected or
marked as beef eater is not lynched as
happened in Dadri in UP? Will the state form a
specialized force, on the lines of CPTF, to
prevent lynching of such individuals who are
accused of beef consumption?
16. That the impugned actions of the state are
being seen by many citizens as attempts to
disturb communal harmony in the state. It is
being pointed out that the raids targeted only
Nuh, a district with significant population of
Muslims.

Furthermore,

that

they

were

conducted just before Eid-al-Adha (the festival

when Muslims sacrifice animals) in order to
make the Muslim citizens even more suspect.

Such attempts are not new for the state. Cow

vigilantes have been at it for years now. It is
submitted that the incidents of cow vigilantism
are already recurring with much frequency
though

most go unreported in the press. It is

also obvious that so-called gau-rakshaks are

mostly targeting

minorities and Dalits in an

attempt to terrorize them in the name of the

cow protection. It would not be an exaggeration
to say that cow is fast emerging as symbol of
communal mobilization in the country.

It is

relevant here to mention that the state police

who is so zealously involved in biryani policing
has failed act swiftly and strongly in a recent
double murder case and gang rape in Mewat.
17. That the impugned actions of the respondents
are far more dangerous than the cow vigilante
as the actions of doubtful legality are being
undertaken by the agencies of the State. As
such,

the

respondent

no.

2,

statutory

commission, is being viewed as promoting

actions which look more like vigilantism than

legal actions to ensure enforcement of a law. It

is submitted that use of state police for such
divisive actions is even more cause of concern
for every conscientious citizen of the state. It is
respectfully submitted that this does not augur
well.
18. That the impugned actions of the respondents
are not only seen as promoting sectarian
hatred but are also discourages

the voluntary

action by Muslim community in Mewat to

prevent cow slaughter. It is submitted that
Muslims

in

Mewat

has

been

voluntarily

checking cow slaughter in the region for a long

time. Despite prejudice and stereotyping the
voluntary
reported

action
in

published

in

press.
in

this

regard

One

such

prominent

has

been

report

was

Hindi

daily

Rashtradoot of Rajasthan on October 17, 2013.

The

news

appeared.

According

to

report,

Muslims in Mewat have been campaigning for

prevention of cow slaughter and have been

using their Panchayats to enforce the same on

the community.
19. That it is submitted that this Honble Court is
custodian of the Fundamental Rights of the
people living within its jurisdiction. This Honble
court is duty bound to uphold the Constitution
and act against the attempts to undermine the
rule of law. The impugned actions of the
respondents constitute serious assault on the
Fundamental

Rights

guaranteed

by

the

Constitution of India under articles 14, 19, 21

and 25. It is incompatible with the secular ideal
enshrined in the Constitution and imbibed in
the polity of our diverse, plural and multicultural society
20. That the no nature of injury caused or likely to
be caused to the public by the present petition.
21. That petitioner didnt have any personal
interest of any nature in the present petition.
22. That is clarified that no civil, criminal or
revenue litigation involving the petitioner or
any of the petitioners, which has or could have
a legal nexus with the issue(s) involved in the
present Writ Petition (PIL).

23. That the following law points emerge out of in

the present writ petition :I. Whether
impugned

actions

of

the

respondent nos. 1 to 5 amount to serious

and flagrant violation of the Constitution as
well as the purpose and object of

The

Haryana Gau-Seva Aayog Act, 2010 and The

Haryana

II.

Gauvansh-Sanrakshan

and

Gausamvardhan Act, 2015 ?

Whether the respondent- 5 i.e. Director,
Food

and

Drugs

Administration, Haryana concerned have

failed to perform their duties cast by the

III.

relevant laws?
Whether such
fundamental

action

rights

is

violation

guaranteed

by

of
the

Constitution of India under articles 14, 19,

IV.

21 and 25?
Whether the action is incompatible with the
secular ideals enshrined in the Constitution
and imbibed in the polity of our diverse,

plural and multi-cultural society?

24. That the Petitioner has no other alternative
remedy which is equally speedy and efficacious

except to approach this Honble Court by filing

the present writ petition under Articles 226 of
the Constitution of India.
25. That the Petitioner has not filed any other writ
petition either in this Honble High Court or in
other High Court or in Honble Supreme court of
India.
26. It is respectfully prayed that this Honble Court
may be pleased :i. To examine methods

and

manner

of

enforcement of cow protection in the state

of Haryana under the provisions of The
Haryana Gau-Seva Aayog Act, 2010 and The
Haryana

ii.

Gauvansh-Sanrakshan

and

Gausamvardhan Act, 2015;

Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction
in the nature of mandamus to State of
Haryana to stop "Biryani policing", aimed at
terrorizing
Articles

minorities,

14,

19,

21,

being
and

violative
25

of

of
the

Constitution and restrain Haryana Gau Seva

Ayog from issuing orders for collection of
samples of biryani from road-side vendors in

Mewat region to test the meat used in the

iii.

preparation.
Issuance of a writ, order or direction in the
nature

of

mandamus

directing

the

respondent no. 5 Director, Food and Drugs

Administration, Haryana to conduct fair
and

impartial

compliance

of

inquiry
due

legal

to

ascertain

and

scientific

procedures in the collection and testing of

biryani

samples

collected

immediately

before the Eidul Azha and publishing of the

iv.

alleged results.
Any other writ, order or direction, which
this Honble Court may, deems fit in the
given circumstances

v.

in the interest of

justice
Filing of certified copies of annexure
(s) and serving of advance notices to
may kindly be dispensed with Costs of
the

petition

be

awarded

to

the

petitioners in the interest of justice.

PETITIONER
CHANDIGARH
Dated: 15.09.2016

CHANDIGARH
ARSHAD ADVOCATE

MOHAMMAD

Dated: 15.09.2016
1613/2009

PCOUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER

VERIFICATION
Verified that the contents of Para 1 to 26 of the writ
petition are true and correct to my knowledge. No part of it
is false and nothing has been concealed therein.
Chandigarh
Dated: 15.09.2016
PETITIONER
IN THE HONBLE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF
PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
C.W.P. NO (PIL)

_______ OF 2016

Haseen
Petitioner
Versus
State of Haryana and others
Respondents
Affidavit of Sh. Haseen son of Sh. Noordin presently
practicing as an Advocate in District Bar Nuh Mewat and
Resident of Village Khori Khurd, P.S. Tauru, District Nuh
(Mewat) Haryana
I, the above named deponent do hereby solemnly
affirm and declare as under:
1.

That deponent is filing the accompanying Civil Writ

Petition (PIL) in this Honble Court and is well conversant

with the facts of the petition.

2.

Verified that the contents of para 1 to 22 and 24 to

26 of the writ petition are true and correct to the best of my

knowledge. Para no. 23 are legal .No part of it is false and
nothing has been concealed therein.
3.

That there is no personal gain, private motive or

oblique reason in filling the present petition and the present

writ petition is filed for the benefit of entire citizens who are
suffering from the action of the respondents.
4.

That the petitioner has not filed any such or similar

petition either in this Honble High Court or in Supreme Court

of India.

Deponent
VERIFICATION:
Verified that the contents of Para No.1 to 4 of my above
affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
No part of it is false and nothing material has been
concealed there from.
CHANDIGARH
DATED: 15.09.2016

Deponent

ANNEXURE P-1

DISTRICT BAR ASSOCIATION, MEWAT

(NUH)
(Reg. and affiliated with Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana,
Chandigarh)
District Court Complex, Nuh District Mewat Haryana India
122107
MEMBER
Name: Haseen
Date of Birth: 23.12.1985
Designation: Advocate

Name of Bar council: Punjab Haryana

Enrollment No. : P/2779/2009
Sd/Kamaluddin
Secretary
Bar Registration No: 212
Address: Village Khori Khurd Tehsil Tauru
Office/Chamber No
Phone No
Mobile No
Blood Group:
Sd/Holders Signature
TRUE TYPED COPY
ADVOCATE
ANNEXURE P-2
A F F I D A V I T FOR INCOME PROOF
I,

Haseen son of Sh. Noordin presently practicing Advocate

at District Bar Nuh Mewat and Resident of Village Khori

Khurd, P.S. Tauru, District Nuh (Mewat) Haryana

do hereby

solemnly affirm and declare as under:1.

That I am the permanent resident of above said address.

3.

That I belong to Meo Community which has been

declared

as

OBC

in

State.

4.

That my total family annually income from all sources is

Rs. 400000/- (Indian Rupees only).

DEPONENT
VERIFICATION:Verified that the contents of my above said affidavit are true
and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
nothing has been concealed therein.
Verified at _____ on _______.
DEPONENT

ANNEXURE P-6
By: Express

News

Service |

New

Delhi/Chandigarh

| Published: September 8, 2016 3:26 am

SUSPECTING THAT beef is being served in biryani sold by
roadside vendors in Mewat and Nuh areas, the Haryana Gau
Sewa Aayog has asked the police to collect samples and
send them for testing.
The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by
Haryanas Gau Sewa Aayogs chairman Bhani Ram Mangla in
Mewat Tuesday. We have decided to obtain samples of
biryani sold in Mewat and Nuh since the commission had

been receiving several complaints in this regard. We are told

that beef is served in biryani sold by roadside vendors in
Mewat and Nuh As per the standard procedure, the
samples have been sent to the laboratory for testing. If beef
is found in the samples, action shall be taken, said Mangla.
A law has been made for protection of cows. But to make a
general observation about an entire area that beef is being
sold in biryani is ridiculous. It is a mischievous attempt to
give a bad name to an entire area. I can say for sure that
beef is not being served here, said Aftab Ahmed, a former
MLA from Nuh.
Asked why samples of other food items were not being sent
for testing, Mangla said the complaints only referred to
biryani.
We shall be checking samples of biryani only in relation to
the complaints, said Bharti Arora, IPS officer in charge of
supervising the functioning of teams constituted to check
cow slaughter and cattle smuggling in Haryana.
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Positive for Beef: Report

Jyoti Kamal | CNN-News18
First published: September
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Biryani meat samples collected from restaurants and food

stalls in Mewat district in Haryana by the state police have
been found positive for beef, according to a report prepared
by Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal
Sciences in Hisar.
"Beef has been found in all the seven meat samples of
biryani," university sources said.
Dr Shrikant Sharma, vice-chancellor of the university said
that the laboratory's report has already been sent to the
government.
On August 24, the Haryana government issued orders to
collect Biryani samples to check alleged beef consumption in
Biryani at shops and markets in the area and seven meat
samples were collected from food stalls for lab test.
"All seven samples of biryani collected by the Mewat police
have been found positive for beef. This is a serious offence,"
government sources said.
Deputy Director of Mewat Animal Husbandry Department
Narender Kumar said more samples will be collected if such
complaints were received.
"More samples will be collected in the coming days only if
complaint pours in," said Kumar.
The Cow Protection Task Force (CPTF) has spruced up its
network of informers in areas where beef consumption is
suspected to be high, official sources said.
Bharti Arora, CPTFs nodal officer and the deputy inspector
general of police, said they are yet to receive the report on
the seven samples taken from Mundaka.
Arora, who was appointed the nodal officer on July 5, added
that checking biryanis is a part of other measures taken by
the task force to curb beef consumption.
Arora held a meeting with Mewat superintendent of police
Kuldeep Singh and chairperson of Haryana Gau Seva Aayog
Bhani Ram Mangla at Nuh on Tuesday and directed officials
to be on their toes in the wake of complaints about the
usage of beef in biryani.

"There have been complaints of beef consumption and it

cannot be detected easily. Religious leaders in the area will
urged to stop usage of beef," said Mangla.
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