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Bhopal Council Closes Slaughterhouse, Imposes Citywide Slaughter Ban After Cow-Killing Case

The civic body paired disciplinary steps with progress on water connections, marriage fees, green bond financing.

Overview

  • Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Singh suspended BMC veterinary officer Dr. B.P. Gaur during the January 13 council session.
  • The House also approved suspensions for 11 additional employees pending a departmental inquiry into the slaughter case.
  • Council chairman Kishan Suryavanshi declared the municipal slaughterhouse permanently closed, announced a citywide ban on animal slaughter, and ordered the contractor blacklisted.
  • MIC member R P Singh Baghel told councillors that the slaughterhouse operator had been arrested and sent to jail, with further action to follow based on the police report.
  • Despite protests, adjournments and a Congress walkout, the council passed proposals for individual household water connections, a revised marriage registration fee of Rs 130 within 60 days rising to Rs 1,100 thereafter, and the issuance of Rs 200 crore in Green Municipal Bonds under AMRUT 2.0.