<p>Drunken men slashed the abdomens of three cows with a blade after a scuffle with a crowd in Old Delhi’s Sadar Bazar on Thursday night, creating communal tension in the area.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Two of them, Ashfaq, 28, and Rashid, 20, were nabbed by a group of people and handed over to police. <br /><br />A third man, however, managed to flee. Police have refused to disclose his identity as it could hamper the probe. All three were drunk, police said.<br /><br />Ashfaq is a labourer while Rashid owns a dhaba in the area, said police.<br /><br />“We have arrested them under section 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc) and 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) of the IPC,” said a senior police officer. The cows were sent to a veterinary hospital, and are recovering, said police.<br /><br />The incident happened around 11.30 pm on Thursday when the three men were drinking on the side of the main road in Deputy Ganj.<br /><br />When local residents objected to their drinking, the youths started arguing with them.<br /><br />A little later, one youth slashed three cows nearby with a blade, said police.Provoke people<br /><br />“They did it to show that they were unaffected by the people’s objections. They wanted to provoke them,” said a senior police officer.<br /><br />Following this, there was commotion and policemen who were deployed nearby rushed in.<br /><br />“Two of them were caught while one managed to flee,” said a police officer.<br /><br />Residents of Deputy Ganj and Pahari Dhiraj protested against the incident and allegedly smashed the youths’ motorcycles. <br /><br />A large police force was deployed in the area to control the situation.<br /><br />“Several police buses filled with policemen arrived in the morning. Police officers in their Gypsies were also here keeping a tab on things,” said a local tea shop owner, who refused to be named.<br /><br />By Friday afternoon, the situation returned to normal and barring a few policemen most of the deployment was removed. Local residents have also returned to normal life.<br /><br />Bitterness remained. “It shouldn’t have happened. Why did they harm the cows? They hadn’t done anything,” said an elderly shop owner who didn’t reveal his name.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Drunken men slashed the abdomens of three cows with a blade after a scuffle with a crowd in Old Delhi’s Sadar Bazar on Thursday night, creating communal tension in the area.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Two of them, Ashfaq, 28, and Rashid, 20, were nabbed by a group of people and handed over to police. <br /><br />A third man, however, managed to flee. Police have refused to disclose his identity as it could hamper the probe. All three were drunk, police said.<br /><br />Ashfaq is a labourer while Rashid owns a dhaba in the area, said police.<br /><br />“We have arrested them under section 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc) and 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) of the IPC,” said a senior police officer. The cows were sent to a veterinary hospital, and are recovering, said police.<br /><br />The incident happened around 11.30 pm on Thursday when the three men were drinking on the side of the main road in Deputy Ganj.<br /><br />When local residents objected to their drinking, the youths started arguing with them.<br /><br />A little later, one youth slashed three cows nearby with a blade, said police.Provoke people<br /><br />“They did it to show that they were unaffected by the people’s objections. They wanted to provoke them,” said a senior police officer.<br /><br />Following this, there was commotion and policemen who were deployed nearby rushed in.<br /><br />“Two of them were caught while one managed to flee,” said a police officer.<br /><br />Residents of Deputy Ganj and Pahari Dhiraj protested against the incident and allegedly smashed the youths’ motorcycles. <br /><br />A large police force was deployed in the area to control the situation.<br /><br />“Several police buses filled with policemen arrived in the morning. Police officers in their Gypsies were also here keeping a tab on things,” said a local tea shop owner, who refused to be named.<br /><br />By Friday afternoon, the situation returned to normal and barring a few policemen most of the deployment was removed. Local residents have also returned to normal life.<br /><br />Bitterness remained. “It shouldn’t have happened. Why did they harm the cows? They hadn’t done anything,” said an elderly shop owner who didn’t reveal his name.<br /><br /></p>
