One person was detained by Bokaro Thermal police from Berwabera area here on Sunday morning for allegedly slaughtering cows for meat. Police also seized 9 kg of meat, believed to be beef, and equipment used for slaughtering cows.
A police team that reached Barwabera village area within limits of Bokaro Thermal police station on Sunday morning to arrest the person, had to make a hasty retreat following stiff resistance from locals.
Police raided the place, after getting a tip-off that cows were being slaughtered for meat in the house. They detained one person, a resident of the same village. They also recovered a large quantity of meat believed to be beef going by the form.
SDPO Anjani Anjan said that when the police reached at Barwabera village in large numbers at 8am this morning and started searching the house and its backyard. Police found some skeleton of cattle as well as some banned meat from the nearby forest area. There was huge resistance from the villagers when the police raided the house, he added.
According to Inspector cum Officer-in-Charge Umesh Kumar Thakur of the Bokaro Thermal police station, a case under Cow Slaughter Act was registered.
Bermo, Bokaro Thermal police inspector KK Sahu, Umesh Kumar Thakur,Gomia,Gandhi Nagar,and Kathra police in charges namely Ajit Kumar,Pankaj Kachhap and Yudhishthir Mahto took part in the raids.