Police in Palamu arrested two members of the minority community with alleged banned meat.
Sources said the alleged banned meat was being transported by an auto rickshaw when at Karar chowk under Panki police station it was discovered to be a banned meat and immediately thereafter the police reached and in an action swift, prompt and transparent arrested the two and brought them to the police station.
DIG police Saket Kumar Singh has confirmed the action of the police.
DIG reiterated that this isolated episode did not have any impact or effect on the festivity of the festival Baqra eid among the Muslims.
The minority community continued celebrating this festival with zeal.
As the day being Friday the police in Palamu were most alert. DIG had asked the cops to be acting with senses and not with any overbearing passion said a police officer here.
A sample of the seized banned meat has been preserved by the police for its testing. Situation in Panki is absolutely normal asserted DIG.
He said there is no untoward occurrence in the whole range of police here which comprises latehar, Garhwa and Palamu.