Police in Rupsa, Khulna, said they uncovered a group allegedly slaughtering dead and severely sick cattle, freezing the meat and supplying it to hotels and meat sellers. Members of the group were detained during a special late-night operation on August 23, and harmful meat was recovered from the site.

According to the report, the operation took place at a location in front of Fresh Sea Food and Southern Sea Food in the Ilaipur area of Rupsa upazila. The group had allegedly operated there for a long time, collecting sick and dying cattle at low prices before slaughtering and storing the meat in freezers for sale.

The raid was conducted on the basis of confidential information by the Rupsa Bus Stand Camp in-charge, Newton Roy, along with police personnel. Roy said operations against activities posing a serious threat to public health would continue. Legal action against those detained is under process, while local residents expressed anger and demanded severe punishment for those involved.