Source of tensions traced to dog

Last week a piece of prohibited meat was found abandoned near gate of a Hindu temple

Authorities in Bihar have found a dog behind the recent communal tension in a town during the Eid Al Adha.

The police have caught the dog and left in a forest “to free the city from possible future nuisance”.

Communal tension had surfaced in the Tikari block town, in southern Bihar’s Gaya district last week, after a piece of prohibited meat was found abandoned near the gate of a Hindu temple.

Angry residents shut down shops and took out torchlight processions in the town to protest the incident and seek the arrest of the “culprits”.

The entire town remained tense for two days and authorities had to order heavy deployments of security forces to maintain peace.

Members of the Hindu community suspected people from a rival community were involved in the incident and such allegations were enough to keep cops on their toes.

As the situation remained tense, authorities scanned CCTV footage to get clues about who the culprit was.

It was during this exercise that the police saw a brown dog in the footage carrying a portion of meat in its mouth, chewing the bones outside the temple and then running away from the site after leaving the remains behind.

Some local residents also confirmed seeing the dog feasting on a piece of meat. The police laid a trap, caught the dog in a net and then took the canine deep into a jungle.