41 cattle rescued, 5 arrested

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 16: Jhajjar Kotli and Nagrota Police under ‘Operation Kamdhenu’ rescued 42 bovine animals and arrested five persons.
As per police sources, on reliable information, a team from Jhajjar Kotli Police Station laid a naka and intercepted four Srinagar bound trucks.
During checking, police rescued 32 bovine animals from the vehicles and arrested four persons, who have been identified as Mohammad Riaz, Sajjad Ahmed, Showket Ali and Razak Ali.
Meanwhile, a team from Nagrota Police Station rescued 9 bovine animals and arrested one person, who has been identified as Sawar Ali.
Cases under relevant sections have been registered at Jhajjar Kotli and Nagrota Police Stations and investigation started.
Police teams led by SHO Jhajjar Kotli Inspector Sanjeev Gupta and SHO Nagrota Inspector Deepak Pathania assisted by SI Mohammad Ashraf and SI Daljeet Singh made the arrests under the supervision of SDPO Nagrota Mohan Sharma, SP Rural Dushyant Sharma and DIG Jammu/SSP Jammu Vivek Gupta.