India, Dec. 2 -- Unidentified suspects fled after abandoning 120 kilograms of cow meat packed in two backpacks on the Aravalli hills near Dhulawat village in Nuh's Tauru on Sunday evening, police said on Monday. The recovery led to separate FIRs under provisions of the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act at Sadar Tauru and Punhana police stations.

Police officials said the suspects had likely slaughtered a cow at a secluded spot on the hill minutes before the raid and were preparing to smuggle the meat to nearby villages. Krishan Kumar, Nuh police public relations officer, said the smugglers may have spotted the approaching police team from an elevated vantage point. "The cops reached the top of the hill after almost two ki...