New Delhi, July 2: Buffalo heads were found in an abandoned tempo near the Vinod Nagar depot in east Delhi's Ghazipur area, police said on Sunday. The police on Saturday afternoon received a PCR call about a tempo laden with animal flesh being abandoned near the depot.

When a police team reached the spot, they found the buffalo heads and flesh in the tempo, a senior officer said. After inspection, the veterinary doctor declared the flesh to be of buffaloes, the officer said. Uttar Pradesh: Meat Pieces Thrown in Village Well in Bijnor, Three Arrested.

A case has been registered under sections 293 (sale, etc, of obscene objects to young person) and 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Indian Penal Code, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Amrutha Guguloth said. Delhi: Severed Head of Buffalo Found Near Temple in Welcome Area; Two Accused Arrested.

The tempo was seized and an investigation is underway, she added. The development follows the discovery of buffalo head on the road outside a temple in northeast Delhi's Welcome area. Two accused -- including a juvenile -- were apprehended in this connection.

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