An investigation by Delhi government’s animal husbandry department on Wednesday revealed that the Delhi police had violated the law when they raided Kerala House to check if its canteen was serving beef on October 26. Divisional commissioner A Anbarasu submitted the report to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. It saidonly the director of the department and veterinary officers have the authority to enter a property, search it and seize evidence in case an offence is suspected, according to the Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 1994. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia is expected to send the report to the prime minister, the ministry of home affairs, the Kerala chief minister and state MPs, and Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung.

The report said the team of 15-20 police personnel entered Kerala House with the “sole purpose” of investigating a complaint that beef was being served in the canteen. It further said that though it was clear beef was not being served, the team made another visit around 15-20 minutes after their first raid. According to it, if police officials were not satisfied with their findings after the first visit, "the director animal husbandry or some veterinary officer should have been informed," reported The Times of India.