Earlier on Friday (13th June), the Assam Chief Minister informed that the severed head of a cow was found at a local Hanuman Mandir in Muslim-dominated Dhubri on the following day of Bakri Eid.
In a tweet, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "I visited Dhubri and directed law enforcement officers to follow ZERO tolerance against elements who desecrate our temples, naamghars and sacred spaces."
The hashtag #ArrestAarfaKhanam has been trending on top on X for over 24 hours, as netizens demand action against advocate and Congress leader Aarfa Khanam for a now-deleted Eid-Al-Adha post
The severed head of a cow was found outside the residence of a Hindu businessman named Gopal Agarwal. Similarly, the leg of the cow was discovered outside the house of another Hindu resident named Deepak Kapoor.
"Many people say many things on social media...We cannot respond to everything said there as government authorities," the cultural adviser to Muhammad Yunus said when asked about the threats.
Mursaleen and Hasnain revealed that a man named Azizur Rahman, a resident of Mohalla Jama Masjid in Bhojpur, coordinated the operations. He was responsible for securing orders and directing where the meat needed to be delivered. The accused further admitted to using their daytime wage-labour activities as a cover to avoid suspicion.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court flagged the improper execution of of the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act, 2015, meant to curtail cow slaughtering and consumption of beef.
Borasad police arrested three suspects Aslam, Hasim, and Sadiq in a cow slaughter case linked to the Muslim ritual 'Niyaz', sparking outrage on Rakshabandhan. The accused will now face legal proceedings.