Maharajganj: Special team to probe two cases of meat hurled at mosque

Several teams of policemen have been deployed to tackle the prevailing tension in the area, the SP said.

Two days after a repeat incident of some unidentified people allegedly throwing meat inside a mosque in Maharajganj was reported in less than a month, a special team has been assigned to probe the two cases even as five police officers have been transferred.

Both the alleged incidents of meat-throwing — on June 16 and again on Friday — took place at the same mosque in Behrauli village.

Besides transferring four officers of Nichalaul police station, under whose limit the village falls, to reserve police line, Maharajganj Superintendent of Police Bharat Singh Yadav also transferred Circle Officer Anil Kumar Singh.

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Several teams of policemen have been deployed to tackle the prevailing tension in the area, the SP said.

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“A police team led by Circle Officer (Sadar) Triloki Nath Pandey has been formed to investigate both the cases. The team also includes officials of district police crime branch,” he said.

Yadav added that a sample of meat recovered from the mosque would be sent for examination.

According to the SP, after the first incident was reported on June 16, an FIR was lodged against unidentified people at the Nichalaul police station.

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Locals lodged another FIR after meat was found thrown inside the mosque Friday.

The four officers who have been transferred include Nichalaul station officer B P Singh, Sub-Inspector Jai Shankar Mishra and constables Shankar Singh and Vinod Kumar.

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