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Calf slaughter: Kerala Youth Congress leader Rijil Makutty, 7 others arrested

Four days after the public butchering of a calf in Kannur district to protest against the Centre's ban on sale of cattle for slaughter, Kerala police on Thursday arrested eight people.

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Activists from the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), greet a calf during a protest outside the Indian National Congress party headquarters in New Delhi on May 30, 2017.
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Four days after the public butchering of a calf in Kannur district to protest against the Centre's ban on sale of cattle for slaughter, Kerala police on Thursday arrested eight people.

The Kerala police arrested eight Youth Congress workers including former Indian Youth Congress (IYC) Kannur Parliament constituency committee Rijil Makutty.

Rijil Makkutty and activists Joshi Kandathil and Sharafuddin were already suspended both from the YC and the Congress.

The Kannur Police earlier on Sunday registered a case against district president of Youth Congress and other Congress workers under Section 120 (A) of the Kerala Police Act, for slaughtering calf in public view.

The police filed the case on the basis of a video where the president of Youth Congress, Rigil Pookkutty and other Youth Congress workers could be seen slaughtering the calf.

Triggering a widespread row, the Youth Congress workers had allegedly butchered the 18-month-old animal in full public view in an open vehicle two days ago and raised slogans against the Centre's decision to ban sale of cattle for slaughter.

The meat was later distributed free of cost to onlookers. Cutting across party barriers, a number of political leaders and cultural activists had come out against the gory protest. On the basis of a complaint from a Yuva Morcha worker, the police registered a case against the YC activists under Section 120 A of the Kerala Police Act.

The offence deals with slaughter of any animal in a way that causes annoyance or inconvenience to the public and is punishable with imprisonment up to one year or a fine of up to Rs 5,000 or both. 

(With agency inputs)

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