Ghagwal police foils bid to smuggle bovines , rescues 15 animals

Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Mar 23: In its continuous drive against the bovine smuggling launched by district police Samba under the directions of Anil Magotra, SSP Samba, a police party of PS Ghagwal foiled a bovine smuggling bid and rescued 15 bovines.
Police said a team of PS Ghagwal headed by Inspector, Amit Andotra, SHO Ghagwal under the close supervision of Deepak Digra, Dy.SP Hqrs Samba, during a naka checking signaled a truck bearing registration Number JK02AE-1552 coming from Kathua side to stop.
The driver of the truck on seeing the police party accelerated the speed and tried to escape from the spot. But after a successful chase by the police, the driver abandoned the vehicle at NHW Jatwal and escaped from the spot.
During checking of the vehicle, 15 bovines were found laden inside the vehicle which, were being transported illegally without any permission. The vehicle and the bovine animals were seized on spot. In this regard a case FIR No. 51/2018 U/S 188/279/295-A RPC, 2/3 PCA Act, has been registered at P/S Ghagwal and investigation is going on.