SAMBA, APRIL 26: District Police Samba today foiled an attempt to smuggle bovines at different places across the district. The Police teams rescued 14 bovines and arrested a smuggler in the jurisdiction of Police Station Ghagwal.
On reliable information, a Police team of P/S Ghagwal rescued 4 bovine animals and apprehended 1 smuggler who was transporting the animals on foot from village Badaa Rattanpur Tehsil Ghagwal towards Kashmir without any valid permission from concerned DM. In this regard a case FIR No. 61/2022 U/S 188/IPC, 11 PCA Act was registered and investigation started.
Acting on information received from reliable sources, another Police party of PS Ghagwal signalled a Mahindra vehicle bearing registration No PB10BY/0788 to stop for checking at Naka Tapyal. Instead of stopping the vehicle, the driver accelerated the vehicle but was successfully chased by alert cops within a few metres away from Naka Point.
After checking the vehicle, 05 bovine were found laden inside the vehicle which were tied in an inhumane manner. In this connection, a case FIR No. 62/2022 U/S 188 IPC, 11 PCA Act was registered at Police Station Ghagwal.
Similarly, a Police party of PS Ghagwal rescued 05 more bovines at Naka Tapyal, Ghagwal which were being transported illegally in a Mahindra load carrier bearing Regd. No. JK14E/3517. In this regard, a case FIR No. 63/2022 U/S 188 IPC, 11 PCA Act stands registered at PS Ghagwal and investigation started.