Headmistress held in Assam for beef lunch

GUWAHATI: The headmistress of a school in lower Assam’s Goalpara district has been arrested and sent to jail for allegedly bringing cooked beef for

lunch

to school, police said, reports

Mukut Das

.

Mrinal Deka

, additional SP, said, “The incident occured on May 14, but it came to light on Tuesday after a local lodged a complaint. ” Deka said, “Dalima Nessa has been booked under

Sections

153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence) and 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs). ”Beef isn’t banned in Assam, but cattle slaughter and beef sale are banned in some areas.