Protests broke out on Thursday in Udhampur district of Jammu & Kashmir, after “carcasses of three cows” were found behind the office of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, police said.
Irate protesters blocked the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Chenani tehsil, they said.
On the assurance of Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, the protestors allowed the traffic to ply on the national highway, however, the traffic on various other routes continued to be interrupted by them.
“We were assured by the DC that he would get the culprits behind bars in the next 24 hours,” a protestors said.
Tension has gripped Udhampur district in the wake of the incident.
“Three carcasses of cows were found behind the SDM office in Chenani tehsil of the district,” a senior police officer claimed.