Sultanpur (UP), Oct 1 (PTI) Police on Friday seized 82 kg of beef and arrested a man in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, an official said.

Acting on a tip-off that two men carrying beef in sacks were moving in the area, the police reached the crossing of Naya Purva Faridipur village, Sub-Inspector of Gosaiganj police station Bablu Jaiswal said.

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Ansar, a resident of Tiyari Machrauli village, was arrested with 82 kg of beef, while his associate managed to escape taking advantage of the darkness, he said.

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