Early Times Report
SAMBA, Jan 5: District Police Samba today successfully foiled attempts to smuggle bovines by rescuing 13 bovines in two separate incidents in the jurisdiction of Police Station Ghagwal and Police Station Samba.
Acting on reliable information, a Police party of PS Ghagwal while performing vehicle checking duty in Jatwal area, signalled a truck bearing Regd.No. JKO3B/7914 to stop which was coming from Jammu side and moving towards Kathua.
On seeing the Police party, the driver accelerated the speed of the vehicle and crossed the Naka point. On chase by the cops, the driver abandoned the vehicle few meters away from the Naka point and managed to escape from the spot taking advantage of darkness.
During checking of the said vehicle, 10 cattles were found laden inside the vehicle without any permission. The cattles were concealed in a tactful way under the potato sacks to avoid being caught by the Police.
In this connection, a case FIR No. 02/2022 U/S 188 IPC, 11 PCA Act stands registered at PS Ghagwal and investigation started.
Similarly in another incident, a Police party of PP RA Talli rescued 03 more bovines at Village Pangdour, Samba which were being transported in a Mahindra Scorpio with Registration No. PB07T/6866 coming from Border Road Samba Side.
In this connection, a case FIR No. 03/2022 U/S 188 IPC, 11 PCA Act stands registered at PS Samba and investigation started.
All the bovines in both incidents were rescued and shifted to safer place. Both the vehicle used for transportation of bovines were also seized on spot. |
