Overview
- Villagers reported bones and skin near a Durga temple in Bilhaur’s Gadhanpur on Monday evening after a video circulated widely.
- Protests by VHP, Bajrang Dal and locals followed, and police said some youths damaged windows of five parked vehicles before order was restored.
- Four Bilhaur police personnel, including the SHO, were suspended for alleged negligence, and FIRs were registered under the BNS and animal cruelty laws with 10 people named.
- Investigators said a large quantity of chemicals and salts was found and veterinarians were called, with a shed and tin enclosures sealed during the on-site probe.
- Police reported two arrests and four detentions as teams search for additional suspects, with remains found near a graveyard boundary and in a shed allegedly linked to a resident named by protesters.