Cops try to stop cow slaughter in Jharkhand on Eid, attacked by villagers

Three policemen, who tried to prevent illegal cow slaughter on Eid ul Adha on Wednesday in Jharkhand’s Pakur district, were injured after residents of a village beat them up, police said.

A police team arrived in Dangapara village under Maheshpur police station, around 350-km northeast of state capital Ranchi, following a tip-off about cattle slaughter but the villagers chased them away using sticks.

The injured police officials were admitted to Maheshpur community health centre while assistant sub-inspector Nand Kumar was sent to a hospital in West Bengal for better treatment.

Senior officials including the district superintendent of police Shailendra Prasad Burnwal rushed to the spot along with additional forces to maintain law and order, Lakra said, adding “the situation is well under control”.

The state government had directed all district administrations to ensure that no cattle, categorised in the list of bovines by the state animal welfare board, is sacrificed on the occasion of Eid ul Adha.

(With agency inputs)

First Published: Aug 22, 2018 19:09 IST