Slaughterhouse crackdown backlash: Police team out to check cow slaughter attacked in UP’s Sambhal

A police team that went to check cow slaughter was reportedly attacked by a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal city.

Author: Aadil Ikram Zaki Iqbal

Published: March 29, 2017, 6:45 PM IST

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Lucknow, Mar 29: A police team that went to check cow slaughter was reportedly attacked by a mob in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal city. According to initial reports, four policemen were injured after a mob attacked the police team out to check cow slaughter in Sambhal. The mob pelted stones at policemen and accused them of harassing in the name of crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses in the state.

A team of police had gone to Deepa Sarai area of Sambhal after receiving reports of animal slaughtering. When the cops didn’t find anything in the area, people accused the cops of harassment and hurting religious sentiments. A mob surrounded the cops and pelted stones at them, reported One India. An SDM was also injured in the attack and is said to be in critical condition.

Communal tension has gripped the Sambhal city after the attack on police team. Uttar Pradesh government has launched massive crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses across the state on the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.