Meerut, Sept. 4 -- Ten policemen, including a station house officer (SHO), have been suspended in Moradabad for allegedly attempting to cover up a case of beef smuggling by burying meat and hiding the car in which it was found, police said. Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Satpal Antil ordered the suspensions, and a departmental inquiry has been initiated against the police personnel who allegedly attempted to suppress evidence. According to officials, the episode unfolded late on Monday night when a UP-112 police team intercepted a suspicious car in the Umri Sabzipur forest area under Pakbada police station limits. While the occupants fled the scene, large quantities of beef were allegedly found in the vehicle upon inspection. Pakbada station in-charge Manoj Kumar was among the officials who arrived at the scene. Instead of seizing the beef and the car as per protocol and informing senior officers, the involved personnel allegedly dug a pit to bury the beef and hid the car at an undisclosed location away from the police station. Apart from Manoj Kumar, sub-inspectors Anil Kumar, Mahavir Singh and Mohd Taslim, head constables Basant Kumar and Dhirendra Kasana, and four constables have been suspended for concealment of evidence. The matter came to light when the SSP got wind of the incident on Tuesday. He dispatched a special operations group (SOG) team to investigate the claims....