New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- The Delhi Railway Police on Monday said around 20 cartons containing suspected meat were unloaded from a cargo train travelling from Hyderabad to Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station, adding that samples have been collected and will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to ascertain whether the meat was cow meat.

Speaking to ANI, DCP Railways B. Bharat Reddy said the police received information about the suspected consignment on November 8.

"On November 8, we received information that a train carrying cargo wagons from Hyderabad to Hazrat Nizamuddin may have been carrying suspected cow meat in its cargo wagons. Approximately 20 suspected cartons were unloaded," he said.

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