Bareilly: Tension prevailed in Sambhal city’s Sotipura area after a cow head was found near a place of worship. Additional superintendent of police and sub divisional magistrate reached the spot with a force of two police stations and provincial armed constabulary (PAC) personnel. They managed to pacify the furious crowd by giving an assurance that the culprit behind the act would soon be nabbed.A functionary of the place of worship said on Saturday night that when he left for home, there was no carcass in the area. It was on Sunday morning that someone informed him about the cow head.The severed cow head was spotted by local residents when they arrived to offer prayers in the morning. As news spread, a large number of people gathered at the spot.Someone informed police came and senior officers rushed to the spot. Police took custody of the severed head.ASP Pankaj Pandey said, “It seems that some miscreants had dumped a severed head of a cow near the place of worship with an intention to spoil the atmosphere during election. Before the situation turned ugly, we rushed to the spot and took it away. Three teams have been set up to arrest the person behind this sinister act. As a precautionary measure, police and PAC personnel have been deployed in the area.”

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