Nagpur: The Tehsil Police have registered a case against a 30-year-old man for cruelly confining cattle for illegal slaughter near Dammdar Dargah, Dobi Nagar, Nagpur. The raid was conducted around noon following reliable information received by the police.

During the operation, police discovered eight live cattle confined in a small room in inhumane conditions. Upon questioning, the accused, identified as Golu alias Asif Mehboob Qureshi, a resident of Ansar Nagar, Dobi Nagar, admitted to illegally keeping the animals for slaughter.

The seized cattle, valued at approximately ₹98,000, were transferred to the Dhantoli Gaurakshan Gaushala. A case has been registered at Tehsil Police Station under Sections 5, 5(b), 9, and 9(a) of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976 (Amendment Act, 1995), along with Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The investigation is ongoing.