Congress leader Neelam Madhu Mudiraj has been booked by Patancheru police for conducting an animal sacrifice during Bonalu festivities at Chitkul. Activist Adlapuram Goutham lodged a complaint after Madhu posted a video of the sacrifice online, leading to police action.
Karimnagar police have registered a case against unidentified persons after a complaint alleged sheep were sacrificed in Hanumanthupet village of Peddapalli mandal.
Arshad Madani urged Muslims ahead of Eid-ul-Azha to avoid sacrificing prohibited animals and refrain from sharing slaughter images online. He also stressed cleanliness, adherence to government guidelines and maintaining communal harmony during the festival celebrations across India
FIRs have been registered in Jagtial and Warangal after videos showing goats killed by biting and twisting their necks during animal sacrifices went viral. PETA, with Maneka Gandhi’s intervention, facilitated the cases under BNS and TABSP Act.