Acting on a complaint that beef was being added to biryanis being sold in Mewat, a predominantly Muslim district, the authorities have collected biryani samples from a village. MORE SAMPLES TO BE CHECKEDThe samples, collected from Mundaka village, were sent for testing to a laboratory in Hisar's Haryana Agricultural University in keeping with the directions given by the state government. More samples are likely to be collected from across the district next week during and after the Eid al-Adha (Bakr-Eid) will be celebrated around September 13. The samples will be collected from Ghasera, Firzpur Jhirka area as well. COW PROTECTION FORCE GEARS UPThe Cow Protection Task Force, set up by the state government under the police force, has also strengthened its network of informers in the areas where beef consumption is said to be high.

Source: India Today September 07, 2016 09:00 UTC