The Kendrapada Sadar police on Wednesday busted a cattle trade racket on Paradip-Daitary Expressway and arrest five members.
According to IIC Tapas Pradhan, on a tip off that two cattle laden trucks were going towards Chandikhole, a police team conducted raid at Paradip –Daitary Express Way and managed to seize the trucks from Anlabanka Chowk and recovered 80 cattle. The police also seized a Bolero jeep, which was used for escorting the cattle laden trucks. The persons arrested were identified Sk Khalif Kadir, Sk Jagu, Sk Noor Mohmed , Sk Sarif Khan of Bhadrak district and Sk Tapu of Nishantakoili area. They confessed that they were bringing the cattle from Sukarapada based cattle market and transporting them to Kolkota.
They were on Wednesday produced before a local court under Sections 294,506 and 34 IPC, Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act and Section 192 of Motor Vehicles Act. As their bail petitions were rejected, they were forwarded to jail custody.