The headmistress of a college in Goalpara district of Assam was arrested and despatched to jail for bringing cooked beef to highschool as her lunch, officers stated on Thursday.
The headmistress, Daliman Nessa, allegedly introduced the cooked beef in the course of the ‘Gunotsav 2022’, a state-wide train to guage faculty efficiency held between May 11 and May 14. She was taken to the police station on May 16 after a grievance was lodged in opposition to her.
Consumption of beef just isn’t unlawful in Assam, however the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021, bans cattle slaughter and sale of beef in areas the place Hindus, Jains and Sikhs are in a majority and in areas inside a five-km radius of a temple or satra (Vaishnavite monastery).
Additional superintendent of police, Mrinal Deka stated the president of the administration committee of Hurkachungi Middle English School of Lakhipur space had lodged a grievance in opposition to the headmistress alleging that she had carried beef for lunch.
“We brought her to the police station on May 16. After questioning she was arrested and the court sent her to judicial custody on the next day,” he added.
A case was registered below Sections 295(A) (deliberate and malicious acts supposed to outrage non secular emotions of any class by insulting its faith or non secular beliefs) and 153(A) (selling enmity between totally different teams on grounds of faith, race, homeland, residence, language and doing acts prejudicial to upkeep of concord) of the Indian Penal Code.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”