Three arrested for illegal cattle trafficking

Team Udayavani, Aug 6, 2019, 2:59 PM IST

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Mangaluru: Three persons were arrrested by the personnel of the rural police station for alleged illegal cattle trafficking from the Valachil railway gate.

The arrested are identified as Joel (30) from Merlapadavu, as well as Nawaz (25) and Riaz (26), both from Ammemmar in Farangipet.

The police officers after learning that cattle were being illegally transported to Ammammar from Merlapadavu, carried out a raid near the railway gate at Valachil. One among the accused was arrested on the spot and the other two who escaped were arrested from Neermarga sometime later. The animal was also rescued

Following their arrested, the police informed that two more cattle which the accused had recently transported, were also taken into possession on this occasion.