India, Jan. 14 -- KANPUR Two men were arrested and four police personnel suspended on Tuesday after the remains of animals were found in a field near a Durga temple in Kanpur's Bilhaur, triggering protests and allegations of police negligence.

The matter surfaced on Monday evening after a purported video showing bones, skins and remains of "prohibited animals" went viral on social media. Senior police officers rushed to the spot and ordered an immediate inspection.

According to the police, the remains were recovered from two tin enclosures in agricultural fields around 1.5 km from the Bilhaur police station, close to the boundary wall of a graveyard. Joint CP (law and order) Ashutosh Kumar said nearly 100 animal remains were found, but ...