Hyderabad, Aug. 14 -- Nirmal Police has arrested an interstate gang that has been using anaesthesia to steal, kill, and supply cattle meat in Nirmal and surrounding districts for the past few months.

According to Nirmal superintendinent of police (SP) Dr G Janaki Sharmila, Syed Sohail, native of Nanded in Maharashtra, has organised 40 persons and setup a garage in Nanded, where the rear seats would be removed to enable trafficking of cattle in Innova and Bolero SUVs.

All of them formed a gang and have been selling the meat of trafficked cattle in the areas bordering Maharashtra, while one Khalid from Bhainsa used to supply them anaesthesia.

Recently, when the gang went to Mudhole in a vehicle to steal cows, it was detected through CCTV...