Overview

• Suspected cow head discovered near Dhubri’s Hanuman temple on June 8 triggered mass protests, road blockades and tyre burning by residents demanding arrests.
• Protesters demolished makeshift shops and assaulted vendors and e-rickshaw drivers after cattle skin surfaced in the local market, leading police to fire tear gas.
• District Magistrate Dibakar Nath invoked Section 163 of the BNSS to close all shops and ban gatherings of five or more in Dhubri town.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reported 16 arrests for illegal cattle slaughter across Assam since Eid celebrations.
• Police detained Ramjan Ali Sheikh for alleged involvement in dumping beef at the temple and registered a case as investigations continue.