Mainpuri: Tension erupted in Karhal in Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's constituency Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh on Friday following rumours of cow slaughter. An undeclared curfew is in force and all shops have been closed with heavy police deployment in the area.
Protesting locals set police jeeps on fire and damaged several other vehicles on Friday. This after a cow, which was grazing in a field near the village, was allegedly taken away for slaughter. District Magistrate has said that 21 persons have been arrested so far.
It was alleged that a cow, which was grazing in a field near the village, was whisked away for slaughter and its skin was being removed in a house when some villagers barged in, the police said.
SDM Karhal, Vijay Pratap said it would be known only after post mortem whether the cow was slaughtered as was being alleged by some persons or the skin of a dead cow was being removed.
District Magistrate Chandrapal Singh said that two persons have been arrested and more arrests would follow. The situation was under control and DIG, DM and SP were camping at Karhal with heavy police force.
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