Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, May 1: Continuing its drive against the menace of bovine smuggling, Udhampur Police today rescued 20 animals, arrested four top smugglers and seized three vehicles in separate cases. With this, Udhampur Police led by Incharge SSP Benam Tosh rescued 106 bovine animals and arrested 25 bovine smugglers in 13 separate cases within last one month only.
Reports said that in the wee hours of today, Police laid a surprise naka on National Highway near Tikri and intercepted a truck bearing registration No. JK03B-9496. During thorough search of the truck, 11 bovine animals which were being illegally transported towards Kashmir valley, were rescued and the vehicle got seized. The bovine smuggler namely Mohd. Irfan of Achabal, Anantnag was arrested on the spot.
In another surprise naka near Jakheni, Police intercepted two Mahindra vehicles. During search of the vehicles three bovine animals were rescued from one vehicle and six from other one. Both the bovine smugglers namely Mukhtyar Ahmed of Darsoopura, .R.S.Pura and Mohd. Arif of Nagrota Jammu, were arrested.
Udhampur Police also arrested one absconding bovine smuggler against whom a case was registered at Police Station Udhampur few days earlier in connection with illegal smuggling of bovine animals towards Kashmir valley.
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