Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation has banned residents from keeping goats and carrying out sacrificial slaughter inside housing societies, homes, shops and public roads. The civic body has also mandated NOCs for meat businesses and imposed fines for violations

Tension gripped Mira Road’s Poonam Cluster Society after residents allegedly clashed over goats being brought inside for Eid Al-Adha sacrifice. Police rushed to the spot and deployed heavy security as BJP leaders sought a ban on qurbani in housing societies and public spaces