Tension gripped Surajpole area of the walled city on Friday morning when a calf slaughter was detected outside the house of a local resident.
The irate locals blocked the road and demanded action against the accused. The police were rushed to the spot to pacify the agitators as the matter had started taking communal colours.
According to the police, the incident happened at Darjiyon Ka Rasta at Surajpole Gate in the early morning hours. A woman came out to milk the cow early morning when she found body parts and blood of the calf lying nearby. She raised an alarm after which her family members also came out. The neighbours also gathered at the spot and protested the incident.
As situation started becoming tense, the police from Ramganj police station reached the spot. Extra police forces from nearby stations were also roped in to control the situation. Since, the area is a minority community dominated place, the police took extra caution to contain the situation.
The police also took a dog squad to the spot for tracking the accused. The cops also scanned footage of a CCTV camera installed at a nearby building.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the suspects had came on a red colour bike during the midnight hours in the area. They were three in number and their faces were covered, said police. Deputy commissioner of police (north) Ashok Kumar Gupta said efforts are on to trace the accused.
{{/usCountry}}Preliminary investigation suggests that the suspects had came on a red colour bike during the midnight hours in the area. They were three in number and their faces were covered, said police. Deputy commissioner of police (north) Ashok Kumar Gupta said efforts are on to trace the accused.
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