Hindustan Times (Patiala)

Calf’s severed head found in UP temple

- HT Correspond­ent letters@hindustant­imes.com n

Tension prevailed in Teliarganj area of Allahabad after a devotee found the severed head of a calf on the premises of a Shiva temple on Saturday, police said. According to report, a devotee spotted a calf’s head at Akhileshwa­r Mahadev Temple and informed the priest.

Tension prevailed in Teliarganj area of Allahabad after a devotee found the severed head of a calf on the premises of a Shiva temple on Saturday, police said.

According to reports, a devotee spotted a calf’s head at Akhileshwa­r Mahadev Temple and informed the priest. As the news spread, VHP and Bajrang Dal activists staged a protest and demanded action against the accused.

Teams from various police stations and personnel of PAC and RAF were deployed in the area to avert any untoward incident. A company of army personnel from Cantonment also reached the spot.

SSP Shalabh Mathur said an FIR had been lodged against unidentifi­ed people on the complaint of temple priest . He said the Gangster Act and the National Security Act would also be imposed on the culprits. “The police will use the footage from CCTV cameras installed in a nearby school to identify the culprits,” the SSP said.

As a precaution­ary measure, the school located opposite the temple suspended its classes and asked the parents to take their children back home.

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HT Police deployment was increased in the area to prevent any communal incident.

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