Acting on a tip off of Giridih SP ,the Bengabad police seized37bovine animals suspected to have been herded to the other destination for slaughter in the wee hours of Monday.The rescued animals include cows, buffaloes and calves.
Police sources said 7 person including owner were arrested and an FIR would be registered against unknown persons under sections of The Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act 2005 and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960."We got a tip-off suggesting many bovine animals, including cows and buffaloes had been brought to the city for sacrifice though it is banned in the state,"SP , Surendra Kumar Jha, said when asked how they got to know.
Sources said the animals might have been brought for sacrifice and they have transported to Bihar.
He added 6 driver and one owner had turned up to claim ownership of the animals. Initially, the animals were kept at police station premises, but later they were shifted to a cowshed in Giridi. We had specific information about the movement of a large herd of cattle from Mahuar village to other destination like Bihar within limits of Bengabad police station.
Office in -Charge Faise Rabani said he had identified a few places in Giridih where bovine animals and camels were herded for illegal purposes, mostly on or around the highway in Barkattha, Barhi and Bagodar in Hazaribagh.