Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 27: Nagrota police arrested three persons for smuggling 35 bovine animals in trucks to Valley.
As per police sources, on specific information, teams from Nagrota police station intercepted two trucks bearing registration numbers JK02V-7674 and JK02AE-6181 during special nakas near Batra Hospital and Ban Toll Plaza respectively on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
During checking, police rescued 35 bovine animals from the vehicles and arrested three persons, who have been identified as Waqar Ahmed, son of Mohammad Hussain and Mohammad Abas, son of Mohammad Shafi, both residents of Surankote and Mohammad Salim, son of Abdul Rahim of district Udhampur.
Cases under FIR Numbers 53/16 and 54/16 under Section 188 RPC and 3/5 PCA Act have been registered at Nagrota police station and investigation started.
Police team led by SHO Nagrota police station Inspector Karan Chalotra made the arrest under the supervision of SDPO Nagrota Bharat Bhushan Sharma, SP Rural Rajiv Pandey and SSP Jammu Uttam Chand.
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