Ahmedabad court sentences man to 8 years in beef seizure case, imposes ₹2 lakh fine after 65 kg recovery

An Ahmedabad City Sessions Court sentenced Qayamuddin Qureshi to eight years in prison and imposed a fine of ₹2 lakh over a beef seizure involving 65 kg of meat recovered from a shop. Police stated that officers raided Shop No. 14 at Faisal Park in Isanpur on 5 May 2020, and registered a complaint at Isanpur Police Station under the Gujarat Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The prosecution presented DNA analysis and Forensic Science Laboratory reports, while police officers testified about the raid. The defence argued that Qureshi was absent during the lockdown because he had COVID-19, but the court rejected this claim. A co-accused was acquitted because police failed to provide direct evidence or seize any vehicle linking that person to the crime.