Police in Assam’s Goalpara district have arrested five individuals for allegedly throwing beef near a Kali temple in Lakhipur on Saturday, authorities confirmed. The incident, which occurred in the aftermath of Eid-ul-Zuha celebrations, is being investigated as a deliberate attempt to incite communal tension.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the arrests on Sunday through social media platform X, stating, “Lakhipur police of Goalpara district arrested the individuals for allegedly throwing beef near a temple in a deliberate attempt to incite communal tension post Eid-ul-Zuha.”
Lakhipur Police of Goalpara District has arrested the following individuals for allegedly throwing beef near a temple in a deliberate attempt to incite communal tension post Eid-ul-Zuha:
1.Bodir Ali (57), S/o Late Jabber Ali
2.Hazarat Ali (58), S/o Riaj Uddin
3.Tara Mia (36),…— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 15, 2025
Authorities have identified the arrested individuals as Bodir Ali (57), son of late Jabber Ali; Hazarat Ali (58), son of Riaj Uddin; Tara Mia (36), son of Rupchand Ali; Shajamal Mia (42), son of late Hazarat Ali; and Jahangir Alom (32), son of late Amor Ali. All five are Muslim residents of the Khakilamari area of Lakhipur, located approximately 175 kilometers west of Guwahati.
“A case has been registered and strict action is being taken to ensure all such elements face the full force of the law,” Chief Minister Sarma emphasized in his statement.
The Goalpara incident mirrors recent occurrences in the neighboring Dhubri district, where police discovered a cow’s head near a Hanuman temple on two consecutive nights. In response to those incidents, authorities have already arrested 38 people and implemented stringent security measures, including shoot-at-sight orders for nighttime violations.
On June 8, Chief Minister Sarma had revealed that cattle were allegedly slaughtered illegally at several locations during the Eid festival, with portions of the meat deliberately thrown at multiple sites across Assam.
