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Police SP Milind Bhambre
pacifying the angry mob agitating on Manmad highway.
(Photo:
ummid.com) |
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Malegaon:
Tension prevails in and around Malegaon, after dead cows were found
near Manmad highway today early in the morning. Shops had to down
their shutters and schools closed as soon as the news spread in the
town like a wildfire.
It was a usual day in Malegaon, the
Muslim dominated textile town in North Maharashtra. Streets
abuzz with hectic activities and powerlooms running at their optimal
speed. It was then that the reports began taking rounds in entire
Malegaon that dead
cows are found at various places along the Manmad highway, few
kilometers to the actual town. The reports were later confirmed by
the officials.
"Eight dead cows are found at different
places along the Manmad highway", said Additional Collector Yeshwant
Sonawane.
While two of the eight dead cows were
found in the farm house near the petrol pump at Manmad Chawfully,
rest were found lying at other places along the highway.
'Violent Protests'
As soon as the news spread in the
town, people allegedly belonging to Shiv Sena and BJP took control
of the streets and shouting slogans, forced the shops to close.
Later, they assembled at Mumbai-Agra road and jammed the traffic for
more than few hours.
Even as police force led by Additional
Collector Yeshwant Sonawane and Additional SP Ashok Chougale rushed
to the spot, angry mob, demanding action against the culprits, was
seen pelting stones at the vehicles and burning tyres on the roads.
The mob also smashed the glasses of a State board bus and some other
vehicles including the fire brigade owned by the local civic body.
The driver of the fire brigade is injured in the incident.
Reports of protests are also coming
from neighboring towns including Manmad, Nandgaon, Kalwan and other
adjoining areas. However, the situation in and around Malegaon, and
in these towns are fast coming to the normal, claim the police
officials.
'Investigations on'
Within hours of the incident, District
Collector P. Velrasu and SP Nashik Milind Bhambre rushed to Malegaon
and joined the local officials.
Meanwhile, mystery surrounds over the
manner in which the dead cows are found on the highway. Preliminary
investigations say, while there are no wounds on seven cows, the
last one has some kind of wounds.
"Investigations into the entire
incident is on and we are also conducting post-mortem of the dead
cows to find the exact reason of their deaths", said SDO Malegaon
Ajay More.
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