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A tense concern prevailed successful Ballari connected Saturday aft the severed heads of 2 cows were recovered dumped by the roadside adjacent the 9th Cross connected Kappagallu Road, triggering protests by BJP workers, members of Hindu organisations and section residents.
The protesters staged a roadworthy blockade and sat connected a dharna astatine the spot, raising slogans demanding extortion of cattle and condemning the State government. They urged the constabulary to instantly place and apprehension those liable for the incidental and initiate stringent ineligible enactment against them.
Police officers, including Gandhinagar Circle inspector Ravichandra and Ballari Deputy Superintendent of Police Govindaraju V., rushed to the spot on with unit and conducted a preliminary inquiry. The officers attempted to pacify the protesters and forestall the concern from escalating. A lawsuit has been registered and further probe is nether way.
Later, a squad from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) visited the tract and examined the remains. The squad collected grounds and different worldly applicable to the investigation.
Speaking to reporters, BJP territory president Anil Kumar Moka condemned the incidental and said the heads of the slaughtered cows had been recovered stuffed wrong a sack and dumped connected the roadside. He alleged that contempt accusation provided by the BJP workers astir cattle being transported for slaughter successful caller months, lone a fewer animals had been rescued portion others had allegedly been allowed to beryllium slaughtered.
Former Minister B. Sriramulu and MLA for Gangavathi Gali Janardhana Reddy aboriginal visited the protestation tract and expressed interest implicit the incident. They held discussions with the Deputy Superintendent of Police and urged the authorities to guarantee that the culprits were arrested astatine the earliest. They besides stressed that incidents of this quality should not beryllium allowed to recur.
