Chhattisgarh Police on Sunday arrested two persons for illegally transporting six cattle in Bilaspur district.
Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal said Jaenul Abadin (40) and Saheb Lal Kurre (38) are residents of Bilaspur district.
Acting on a tip, the police intercepted a pick-up van (CG-10, C-9262) near Hemu Nagar bridge in the Torva police station limits.
The two were arrested for illegally transporting six cattle from Matiyari village to Uttar Pradesh via Silphari village, Agrawal added.
A case under the Animal Preservation Act and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act has been lodged against them. Police seized two mobile phones and the van.