Indian police detain two Muslims over WhatsApp status with cow image in UP

Indian police have detained two Muslim men after a WhatsApp status related to Eid-ul-Adha sacrificial animals in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh State.

Indian police detained two Muslims after a WhatsApp status which also included the image of a cow in the Laloli police station area of Fatehpur district of the state.

According to officials, the two Muslims, identified as Ghufran and Zainul Abideen, had allegedly uploaded a WhatsApp status inviting people to participate in sacrificial arrangements for Eid-ul-Adha.