Hyderabad, May 20 -- With Bakrid a week away, Hyderabad Police have set up check posts across the city to prevent the illegal transportation of cattle, including camels, amid heightened sensitivity over cow vigilantism following a recent incident in Gudimalkapur.

Photographs circulating on social media showed heavy barricading at several locations, with posters on the barriers reading "Integrated check posts to check illegal transportation and slaughter of animals including camels."

Chikkadpally Assistant Commissioner of Police G Ranaveer Reddy told Siasat.com that the check posts were part of routine measures to curb illegal cattle movement and maintain communal peace.

"At all the check posts, veterinary doctors are present along with...