BENGALURU, 13 JAN

The Cottonpet police in Bengaluru on Monday arrested a man in connection with severing the udders of three cows, police said.

Police identified the accused as Sheikh Nasru, 30 from Bihar.

He had cut the udders of the cows in Vinayakanagar of Chamarajpet in the wee hours of Sunday, police sources said.

An FIR was registered under the Cruelly to Animals Act and Sec 325 of BNS.

"During the course of the investigation, one person by name Sheikh Nasru from Champaran District of Bihar was found to have done this act after being drunk. He works as a helper in a plastic and cloth bag stitching shop 50 metres away from the place of incident. No other people was found to be involved," a police officer said.

Nasru has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody till 24 January.

The cows, after being given treatment, are presently out of danger, the officer said.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took a strong view of the incident and directed the Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda to crack the case.

The incident had led to tension in the area, with the BJP announcing that it will observe 'Black Sankranti' if the culprits are not held immediately.

The Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka, who visited the spot on Sunday, had called it a display of 'Jehadi mindset'.