Tension grips Ratlam’s Sailana after severed bovine remains found near college

Indore: Tension gripped Sailana town in Ratlam after severed bovine remains were found along the Ratlam-Banswara road near a nursing college around midnight on Tuesday. Purported videos from the spot showed the animal’s head and pieces of flesh scattered across a rocky patch beside the road, triggering outrage among local residents.Videos recorded at the scene showed the animal’s head and body parts lying separately. Activists remained at the spot through the night, demanding immediate action and the arrest of those responsible. Police launched an investigation while attempting to pacify the protesters.Senior officers, including Sailana SDM Tarun Jain, and police station in-charge Pinky Akash, reached the spot and monitored the situation.

Additional police force was deployed as members of some rightwing outfits staged a sit-in on the road, demanding the arrest of the culprits.The protest continued till around 5 am on Wednesday. The agitators later withdrew the dharna after issuing a two-day ultimatum to the administration to identify and arrest those involved.DIG Nimish Agarwal said a case was registered under Madhya Pradesh Cow Slaughter Prohibition Act, 2004 against unidentified people.

In a similar incident ten days ago, a severed bovine head and other animal remains were found in the Ratlam’s Civic Centre area, triggering protests by right-wingers.Members of a nomadic family from the Sathiya community were arrested in the case.