Allahabad: Four cows were allegedly poisoned to death in a village sparking tension in the area, police said on June 11

The cows, belonging to farmers, were grazing in piparaon village, when some unidentified persons allegedly poisoned them on June 10, police said.

The miscreants also skinned the animals, they said adding the cows were poisoned with an intention to whip up communal tension in the area.

As the news spread like wild fire, hundreds of people gathered in the village demanding immediate arrest of the miscreants.

Adequate police have been deployed in the area to maintain law and order. PTI