Maharashtra forensic laboratory is all set to provide meat detection kits to the police to check if the meat they have seized is that of a cow or not within 30 minutes. According to senior officials, ?Each kit will test at least 100 samples and as many as 45 forensic vehicles will receive this kit." ?If the report is positive that a sample is cow meat, it will then be sent for further forensic testing for confirmation through DNA process,? The kits are available only in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur and would soon be extended to Nashik and Aurangabad. For over two years, Maharashtra has implemented a total ban on beef, including slaughter of cows, bulls and bullocks in the state under the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 1976.

Source: dna July 09, 2017 00:33 UTC