more-inMuzaffarnagar remained tense on Id-ul-Azha after unidentified persons threw pieces of meat at a place of worship at Barla village on Saturday. The Sub-divisional Magistrate, Muzaffarnagar Sadar, Sheetal Prasad Gupta, told The Hindu that the matter came to light on Saturday afternoon. “Some of the villagers noticed that the gate of the religious place was open and when they went inside, they found meat and blood. The village and its outskirts remained tense as the villagers staged a protest at the police station. To ensure peace and law and order, we have deployed PAC personnel and extra police force in the village,” Circle Officer Yogendra Singh said.

Source: The Hindu September 03, 2017 16:52 UTC