the goan I network
MARGAO
Margao police on Friday registered a case against one Mehboobsab Shaikh and some unknown persons for allegedly slaughtering buffalo in an open space behind Quba Masjid adjoining the river Sal at Sirvodem.
Acting on information, the slaughter of the animal will take place in the area, the police descended on the scene only to find the buffalo slaughtered at the spot.
The police also recovered the knives and other weapons used for the slaughter. Police said they will write to the Department of Animal Husbandry to conduct a post-mortem and dispose off the carcass.
Besides registering a case under the Prevention of Cruelty Act, the accused persons were booked for the offence under section 188 of the IPC for violating the lockdown.
