Bajrang Dal activists intercepted a vehicle smuggling cattle to Kolkata near the Chhattisgarh border on late Thursday night.
The driver of the vehicle was handed over to police at the spot. On a tip-off on Thursday mid night, the Bajrang Dal activists chased the vehicle. There was information that over 50 cows were being ferried on NH 52, which connects Chhattisgarh to Kolkata. They intercepted the vehicle No: WB-49-0042 at Vikash Atal Chowk, Bargarh and called police. Some of the cows were found dead and many were senseless because of asphyxiation. An investigation is going on, said police.