Mumbai, May 27 -- Amid tensions in Satellite Gardens Phase 2, Gokuldham area of Goregaon over plans to conduct Eid sacrifice inside the colony premises, police on Wednesday said the permission for slaughtering sacrificial animals has been cancelled.

Mahendra Shinde, Senior Police Inspector at Dindoshi Police Station, said, "The permission to carry out slaughtering of sacrificial animals on Eid has been cancelled. The goats will be removed from society tomorrow morning."

On Wednesday, on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Adha celebrations, Mumbai Police confirmed that the ritual of goat sacrifice (Qurbani) has been cancelled at a housing society in Goregaon following a clash between two communities over the issue.

Officials stated that the liv...