Alert jawans of Kathua police in Jammu region late Sunday night foiled a cow smuggling bid after intercepting a water tanker near Satkey Chak and rescued nine bovines packed inside the modified cavity.
However, the driver of the water tanker managed to give a slip to the police party deployed at one of the security checkpoints along the National highway. In the last one month Kathua police has successfully foiled 16 bovine smuggling bids and rescued over 200 bovines.
At present Kathua police is catering for over 500 bovines, kept in a cowshed in Kathua. These bovines were rescued by the police teams while they were being illegally transported towards the Kashmir valley.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua Shailendra Mishra said, “late Sunday night a rare type of bovine smuggling bid was noticed in which a water tanker was being used for illegal transportation of animals”.
He said a water tanker bearing Reg.No.JK02AD-5569 was intercepted by the police teams.” When the driver was directed to stop for checking, the driver of the water tanker parked the vehicle way behind the naka point and fled away from the spot taking advantage of the darkness”
During checking of the said tanker 09 bovines were found loaded inside the tanker.
According to a written statement issued by the Kathua police, “A case vide FIR No. 100/2021 Under Sections 188 IPC,11 PCA Act has been registered in P/S Kathua and further investigation has been set into motion”.