Three villagers arrested for assaulting two persons on charges of ‘cattle theft’ in Adilabad district
Three villagers in Adilabad district have been arrested for assaulting two individuals accused of cattle theft. The victims were tied to a tree and had money and a vehicle forcibly taken from them. Police are still searching for additional suspects involved in the incident.
- ▪Three residents of Chinna Godumala were arrested for assaulting two persons.
- ▪The victims were accused of being cattle smugglers and had ₹5,000 snatched from them.
- ▪The police are looking for additional suspects who are currently at large.
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Sirikonda police have arrested three residents of Chinna Godumala, a village in Ichoda mandal of Adilabad district, for allegedly assaulting two persons, including a van driver, and snatching ₹5,000 from the latter by branding them as ‘cattle smugglers’.According to sources, a case has been registered against eight villagers of Chinna Godumala at Sirikonda police station on charges of assaulting Sk. Jalal and Robin Singh of the same mandal after tying them to a tree in their village on Thursday.The accused allegedly tried to brand the duo as ‘cattle thieves’ and demanded ₹1 lakh as ‘fine’ in the name of ‘panchayat’.They allegedly snatched ₹5,000 from Mr. Jalal and forcibly seized a pickup vehicle from Mr. Robin Singh, police said.Based on a complaint lodged by Mr.
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