UP: Sambhal administration bans animal slaughter in public places during Bakri Eid

The administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on Tuesday announced that slaughtering of animals will not be permitted in public places during the Muslim festival of Bakri Eid and warned of strict action against anyone attempting to “disturb public order”, PTI reported.

Bakri Eid, also known as Eid-al-Adha, commemorates the spirit of sacrifice and entails the slaughtering of goats.

The festival will be celebrated on June 7.

A meeting of a peace committee, which includes representatives from localities where Eid prayers would be conducted, was held to discuss the arrangements in Sambhal ahead of the festival, PTI reported.

“All stakeholders were consulted,” the news agency quoted District Magistrate Rajender Pensiya as telling reporters. “Sacrifices will be allowed only at 19 pre-identified sites. No public or open space will be used for animal sacrifice.”

Pensiya added that preventive measures were also in place against about 950 persons. “Any attempt to breach the peace will be met with strict legal action,” he said.

Religious leaders had been advised to complete sacrificial rituals before 3 pm between June 7 and June 9, the district magistrate said. He also issued a warning against uploading videos of animals being sacrificed on social media.

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