"All police stations under Sambhal tehsil have been alerted to invoke the Gangsters Act against anyone sacrificing cow, buffalo, camel or ox on the occasion of Bakrid tomorrow," SDM Sambhal Rashid Khan said.
Till last year, animal sacrifice was carried out at government slaughterhouses but their closure has created a difficult situation in UP and confusion is prevailing among the Muslim community on the eve of Bakrid.
Besides, the movable and immovable property of those involved in such a sacrifice will be impounded, he said.
Khan said the SHOs have been asked to extensively tour their areas and see that no such incident takes place from September 2 to 4.
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The Uttar Pradesh police had issued a terse warning in June that those involved in cow slaughter and illegal transport of milch animals will be booked under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) and Gangsters Act.
Under NSA, the government can detain a person for as long as it wishes and the authorities need not disclose the grounds of detention.
The Act permits the police to seek remand of an accused for a maximum of 60 days as compared to a maximum of 14 days under normal circumstances.
A government order to ban cow slaughter and illegal transport of milch animals was passed during the previous SP government in the state but was never strictly implemented.
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