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Camps for collection of hides and skins banned in H'abad

RECORDER REPORT

HYDERABAD: A high level meeting held here on Thursday under the chairmanship of District Magistrate Hyderabad has decided to ban the establishment of camps for the collection of hides and skins within the jurisdiction of Hyderabad city including Latifabad, Qasimabad and Hussainabad.

The ban is proposed to be imposed under section 144 Cr. P.C. It was also decided to ban the entry of cattle and sacrificial animals into the city.

However, the sale of sacrificial animals will be allowed on the open police ground on Jamshoro Road near the filter plant.

Strict law and order will be maintained during the Eid-ul-Azha and full protection will be provided to the animal owners and no one will be allowed to extort hides and skins from any one, the meeting further decided.

The meeting was attended among others by SSP Hyderabad, representatives of rangers, SDMs, SDPOs and other concerned officials.

Meanwhile, the district magistrate has already issued a notification Under Section 144 Cr. P.C. prohibiting the setting up of camps for collection of hides and skins besides the entry of sacrificial animals in the city limits.