Meat, slaughter banned in Bengaluru on August 31 for Ganesh festival

Bengaluru: A civic body here issued a circular banning meat and slaughter in Bengaluru on August 31 on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has imposed the ban, which will be applicable in all areas within the BBMP limits.

The notice, written in Kanadda announced the prohibition of animal slaughter and sale of meat on the occasion of "Ganesha Chaturthi" day.

Joint Director (Animal Husbandry), as per the notice, informed that the slaughtering of animals and sale of meat in sales stalls under Burhat Bangalore Mahanagara Corporation is completely prohibited.

Only earlier this month, the civic body issued a circular banning the sale of meat and the killing of animals on Shri Krishna Janmashtami.