A screengrab of cat carrying a piece of meat in its mouth in Hyderabad's Tappachabutra area.
Hyderabad: It was a cat that carried a piece of meat in the temple and left it inside the premises triggering a protest in Tappachabutra in the old city on Wednesday, DCP (south west) G Chandra Mohan said.
In a press release, the DCP stated that during the investigation the police checked closed circuit cameras and the footage from the north facing camera of the temple clearly showed a cat carrying a piece of meat in its mouth and entering the temple premises.
“The footage conclusively proved that the cat was responsible for placing the meat in the temple,” said Chandra Mohan.
The police appealed to the citizens to refrain from spreading rumours or misinformation regarding the incident. The police had also released the CCTV footage to the public.