India, July 15 -- While terming the continuing beef-smuggling in the state despite the ban "a serious matter", minister of state for home Pankaj Bhoyar on Monday announced that the Mahayuti government would form a special investigation team (SIT) to probe it.

Shrikant Bhartiya, BJP member in the legislative council, on Monday raised the issue of beef smuggling in Maharashtra and expressed concern, as the state has passed a law which prohibits slaughter, sale and possession, and transportation of beef. Bhartiya pointed out an incident at Kusgaon, Lonavala, in March 2025, in which 57,000 kg of beef was seized from two containers, and referred to reports on the continuous smuggling of 20 to 25 tonnes of beef from Dharashiv district in Marat...