Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (UM)
Udupi, Mar 25: The Kaup police arrested 36 persons for allegedly violating the ban on animal sacrifice during Suggi Maripuja at Kaup here.
The arrests reportedly took place between 1 am and morning on Wednesday March 25.
Sources said that the 36 persons were arrested for allegedly sacrificing poultry in the Kaup Marigudi premises during the celebrations which began on Tuesday March 24.
Based on credible information, the police raided and arrested them from in and around the Marigudi premises, sources said.
Out of the 36, some have already obtained bail from the court and have been released.
The state high court had ordered both the district deputy commissioner (DC) and the superintendent of police (SP) to strictly ensure that animal sacrifice does not take place during the annual Suggi Maripuja, after a petition was filed in the court against the practice. The district administration along with Animal Welfare Board had accordingly issued ban orders on animal sacrifice at Hale Marigudi, Hosa Marigudi, and Moorane Marigudi shrines at Kaup, under the Karnataka Animal Sacrifice Prohibition Act, 1959.