Overview

• Authorities invoked the Assam Cattle Preservation Act to detain 16 individuals across Barak Valley on June 7 for unlawfully slaughtering cattle during Eid-ul-Zuha.
• Five unauthorized slaughter sites were uncovered in Cachar’s Gumrah, Silchar and Lakhipur and in Karimganj’s Badarpur and Banga areas.
• Cattle parts were recovered near Cotton University in Guwahati, Dhubri, Hojai and Sribhumi, triggering state police investigations into their origin.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasized the government’s resolve to preserve communal harmony and warned that violators of the cattle ban would face strict action irrespective of faith.
• Local residents staged roadblocks in Hojai after discovering suspected meat in Hindu neighbourhoods and authorities used mild force to disperse the demonstrators.