Man associated with Ghaziabad madrasa detained over 'disposal' of animal remains in Hindon river

A person, identified as Zubair, associated with a local madrasa, has been detained by police in Ghaziabad for allegedly disposing of animal remains in the Hindon river.

Police on Sunday detained a person in connection with alleged disposal of animal remains in the Hindon river in Ghaziabad district, an official said.

The police action came after Ghaziabad Mayor Sunita Dayal reported that she had caught two children who were allegedly going to throw ''cow meat'' into the Hindon.

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Indirapuram, Abhishek Srivastava told PTI that police have seized the animal remains and sent samples for examination.

One person has been detained in this connection, he said.

The detainee, identified as Zubair, is associated with a local madrasa, and had allegedly sent the two boys to dispose the meat, the officer added.

In a video posted on social media, Dayal said, ''Today, I was crossing a bridge on Hindon river, where on the left side, I saw a heap of garbage. I wondered who is throwing garbage here... At that time I saw two children with a 'katta' (gunny bag).

When I asked them why they were here, they said they had come to throw the 'katta' into the Hindon. On inspecting the 'katta', it was found that there was cow meat in the bag. The children also said the bag contains cow meat.''.

The mayor went on to say that a crowd gathered at the scene, with people complaining that garbage and animal remains are often thrown on the roadside or into the river.

''They have made the Hindon river impure ('apavitra'), and it is a heinous crime,'' Dayal said, adding that the madrasa operators were also summoned in this regard, and police were told to act tough in this case.