Lucknow, June 27 -- Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday, June 24, arrested three Muslim women after raiding a house in Kaushambi district on suspicion that they were cooking beef.

The arrests took place in Panara Gopalpur village under the Sarai Akil police station limits. A police team took action after receiving information that some individuals had brought and cooked beef, Kaushambi Police said in a statement.

Upon arriving at the women's house, the police claimed four men "took advantage of the populated, narrow streets" and escaped.

The officials found three women inside the house with cooked meat in a pot and raw beef in a transparent bag. Although the women tried to flee, they were apprehended on the spot by female officers, Kaush...