Hyderabad, May 13 -- Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) CV Anand has directed that no illegal cattle transportation should take place in the state and that law and order be maintained in view of the upcoming Bakrid, which falls on May 27.

In a video conference with Police Commissioners and District Superintendents of Police (SPs) from across the state on Wednesday, CV Anand noted last year communal incidents surrounding Bakrid and instructed officials to remain highly vigilant to prevent communal clashes.

According to the DGP, a total of 203 check posts, including 52 inter-state check posts located along the borders with Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh, have been established across the state to curb the ...