Hyderabad, April 25 -- In view of the Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) festival, a month from now, the Telangana police are gearing up to prevent any communal skirmishes in the State.

High-level preparatory meetings were held by the top brass to brief the commissioners of police and superintendents of police on steps to be taken to prevent any communal flare-up in the run-up to and during the festival.

Extra measures are being taken considering the rise in self-proclaimed cow vigilante groups (gau rakshaks) activities and reaction from cattle traders and political parties.

The police were asked to set up check posts across the national highways and state highways to check illegal transportation of cattle and enforce all cattle/animal laws.

The pa...