Tension flared in Thane’s Wagle Estate after a severed animal head, suspected to be of a buffalo, was found in a dustbin. Police registered an FIR, sent samples for testing, and are investigating under religious and animal protection laws
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The situation in the Thane region of Maharashtra intensified on Sunday night as people found an animal head inside a dustbin. As per the locals who found the head, it is suspected to be that of a buffalo which was found in a dustbin, police said on Monday.
The Thane police later reached the Hajuri locality in the Wagle Estate area on Sunday night and diffused the tension, they said, adding the samples of the carcass were sent for an examination.
Wagle Estate police station's senior inspector Shivaji Gaware, while addressing the situation, said that “Some people spotted the severed animal head in a dustbin in the locality on Sunday night and raised an alarm.”
After people in the locality raised the alarm about this situation, it quickly drew a crowd and led to demands for immediate police action, he further stated.
Garware also said that "a situation of public unrest developed where several people gathered and demanded the police register a criminal case and nab the culprit."
"The situation escalated when some (activists from) Hindu organisations raised the issue, launched a protest and persisted with their demand for an investigation," he added.
As reported by PTI, after there was a massive hassle being made around the region, the Thane police immediately took steps to pacify the situation, the official said.
Furthermore, the Wagle Estate police have seized the carcass, and its samples have been sent to a lab for analysis. It has also been reported that a veterinary doctor was also called to the spot for a preliminary verification, he said.
"The police are awaiting the report of the analysis... We suspect the carcass to be that of a buffalo," Gaware said.
While officially addressing the media about this scenario, police said, "We have registered an FIR against an unidentified person under sections 299 (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 302 (uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person), and 325 (mischief by killing or maiming an animal) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act-1976."
While concluding the statement, Garware said that no one has been arrested as of yet, adding that a probe was on into the case.
(With PTI Inputs)
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