Smuggling of bovines foiled; 67 cattle rescued, 5 arrested

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 11: Jhajjar Kotli and Nagrota Police foiled smuggling of bovine animals by rescuing 67 cattle and arresting five persons.
As per police sources, on specific information teams from Police Stations Jhajjar Kotli and Nagrota intercepted seven Kashmir bound vehicles.
During checking, police team rescued 67 bovine animals from the vehicles and arrested five persons.
The arrested persons were identified as Mohd Qayoom of Jagti Tanda Nagrota, Mohd Iqbal of Jagti Nagrota, Abdul Hamid of Rajpura Akhnoor, Sultan Hussain of Jakhar Gandala Udhampur and Mohd Yousaf of Ukhral District Ramban.
Cases under relevant Sections have been registered by Police Station Jhajjar Kotli and Nagrota and investigation started.
Police teams led by SHO Jhajjar Kotli Inspector Vikram Sharma and SHO Nagrota Inspector Vishav Pratap Singh foiled the bids under the supervision of SDPO Nagrota Pardeep Kumar.