Overview
- The state police launched a coordinated drive to protect peace and communal harmony during the Bakrid festival period.
- Officers have set up 52 inter-state checkpoints and 203 more across Telangana to stop illegal cattle movement.
- Teams must verify “Fit for Transport” and “Fit for Slaughter” certificates and enforce the Cow Slaughter Act, Transport of Animals Rules, and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act through the festival.
- Police will track provocative or misleading social media posts and summon users to stations for action under the law.
- The DGP warned Qureshi associations and cow protection groups not to block roads or confront transporters, with criminal cases and rowdy or suspect sheets for violators.