STATE TIMES NEWS
KATHUA: Kathua Police foiled two bovine smuggling bids and rescued seven animals from the clutches of bovine smugglers.
Subsequent to drive launched under the directions of SSP Kathua Suleman Choudhary, to curb bovine smuggling, police once again thwarted the nefarious design of bovine smugglers.
Reacting swiftly on specific information in the intervening night of December 2 and 3, Inspector Anil Sharma, SHO Police Station Kathua under the supervision of Samsher Singh Sambyal Dy SP Headquarters Kathua deputed two police teams to foil the evil designs of bovine smugglers.
Team from Police Station Kathua headed by SI Anil Kotwal laid Naka at Bediyan Pattan area of Kathua and intercepted one Mahindra Load Carrier ( PB02CR 6873) carrying three bovine animals. Concurrently, the team from Police Post Industrial Estate headed by SI Verinder Singh Incharge Police Post Industrial Estate laid Naka at Maggar Khad area of Kathua also intercepted another vehicle (JK21A- 9403) carrying four bovine animals.
Both the teams rescued seven bovine animals in total but both drivers managed to escape taking advantage of darkness. Accordingly case FIRs 363/2017 and 364/2017 under Sections 188 RPC and 3/5 PC Act were registered at Police Station Kathua.
