Police rescue 27 buffaloes, arrest four on charges of illegal transport
The Kankanady Town Police rescued 27 buffaloes being illegally transported and arrested four individuals involved in the act. The animals were found in poor conditions during a highway patrol operation. Additionally, the Moodbidri police rescued a calf from a vehicle and arrested two suspects for cattle theft and illegal slaughter.
- ▪27 buffaloes were rescued by Kankanady Town Police during a highway patrol operation.
- ▪Four individuals were arrested for allegedly transporting the buffaloes illegally.
- ▪The police registered cases under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act.
- ▪In a separate incident, Moodbidri police rescued a calf and arrested two suspects for cattle theft.
- ▪The suspects in both cases are facing judicial proceedings.
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The Kankanady Town Police on Saturday, May 16, rescued 27 buffaloes that were allegedly being illegally transported from Haveri district to Taliparamba in Kannur district of neighbouring State Kerala and have arrested four persons.Personnel on highway patrol and morning patrol intercepted a truck carrying the animals in Jeppinamogaru at around 6 a.m. and found the buffaloes being transported in a cruel manner.The police gave the names of the accused as Syed Mehaboob Ali, 28, resident of Bommanakatte, Shivamogga, Sunil Lakshmappa Javali, 24, from Adavi Nittur, Hirekerur-Haveri, Arun Chandrappa Javali, 46, and Hiriyanna Gowda, 46, both residents of Madevarahalli, Arsikere-Hassan.The police have registered a case under the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and the…
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