MUMBAI: Trouble erupted in a housing society in Mira Road on Tuesday over a family bringing two goats home ahead of Bakri Eid, which will be celebrated on Thursday.Kashimira police said they have detained a few people, including those who had turned violent during the protest that took place on Tuesday night.

Hordes of residents of the JP Infra Society gathered in their society complex after learning that one family had brought two goats at around 3am on Tuesday.

Closed circuit television footage showed the family bringing two goats in the lift and taking them to their flat.As per preliminary reports, around 200 families of the minority community live in the housing complex.

They were given a dedicated area to sacrifice goats during the Bakri Eid festival.

This year, however, the society in its meeting decided against allowing sacrifice in the dedicated area.

The families from the minority community were informed accordingly.The family that brought the goats told the police that they did not intend to sacrifice the animals in their home.

They told the police that the animals would be taken to the licensed slaughterhouse for carrying out the sacrifice.Residents, however, came down in large numbers to protest against the goats being kept inside the house.

They demanded that the goats be moved out of the building.

Residents said they have complained to the municipality and police regarding the goats.

A huge team of cops reached the housing society and tried to pacify the protestors, that included women.

Some of the protestors raised slogans and even man-handled the cops.Police said the society does not have any rule that bans a person from keeping a domesticated animal.

Heavy police bandobast has been deployed in and around the housing society.