Th National Security Act (NSA) was invoked on Saturday against four persons accused of throwing the severed head of a cow into a temple in Jaora of Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district.
Superintendent of Police Rajesh Khakha identified the four accused as Salman Mevati (24), Shakir Qureshi (19) Noshad Qureshi (40) and Shahrukh Sattar (25), PTI has reported.
Mevati and Quereshi were held on Friday while Noshad and Sattar were arrested on Thursday.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Manoj Kumar Singh said that two motorcycle-borne persons had thrown body parts of a cow into the temple premises after which the four were arrested under various Indian Penal Code sections for hurting religious sentiments and other offences.
“An attempt to disrupt the peace and harmony of the area was made. However, timely measures prevented any flare up. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav had asked the police and administration to take strict action,” Singh added..
Police said illegal portions of the houses of the accused were pulled down by the local administration.
Earlier on Friday massive protests erupted on the streets of Ratlam’s Jaora area after the severed head of a cow was found in the premises of Lord Jagannath temple.
The temple was purified on Friday evening and the entire temple was cleaned.
