The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested four office-bearers of the Halal Council of India, Mumbai, on Monday, February 13, for allegedly extorting money in the name of halal certification.
According to sources reported by news agency PTI, the arrested individuals have been identified as Maulana Mudassir, Habib Yusuf Patel, Anwar Khan, and Mohammed Tahir. Notably, the Uttar Pradesh government had banned the manufacture, sale, storage, and distribution of halal-certified products in the state.
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A case was registered in Lucknow against some organizations, production companies, their owners, as well as other unidentified individuals for extorting money in the name of halal certification, the sources added.