Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Oct 23: District police Samba foiled an attempt to smuggle bovines by rescuing 18 bovines and arresting two bovine smugglers in the jurisdiction of Police Station Ghagwal.
A police party of PS Ghagwal, while performing vehicle checking duty at naka NHW, Tapyal intercepted a truck bearing Registration Number CG04MG/7788 which was coming from Kathua side and moving towards Valley. During checking of the vehicle, 18 bovines were found laden inside the vehicle without any permission.
The accused driver identified as Balbinder Singh, S/o Pritam Singh R/o Tarantaran (Punjab) along with associate Ishaq Din S/o Lasso Din R/o Rajbhag Kathua have been arrested on spot. All the bovines were rescued and shifted to safer place. The vehicle used for transporting the bovines was also seized on spot.
In this connection, a case FIR No. 121/2020 U/S 188 IPC, 11 PCA Act stands registered at PS Ghagwal and investigation started.