Puttur: Illegal cattle transport - three accused acquitted by local court
Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (VM)
Puttur, Mar 15: Three persons who were accused in an illegal cattle transportation case on September 10, 2009 have been aquitted by the local court. The incident had created quite a stir as two other persons had jumped into the river and died in a bid to escape.
Dadapeer, Mayyadi and Shamshuddin, who were arrested from the spot have now been left free by the court.
On September 10, 2009, Uppinangady police, based on information given by a Hindu organization, had conducted a raid.
During the operation, two of the accused, Asif from Bajpe Shantigudde and Mustafa from Bajpa Konchar, jumped into the river in a bid to escape and died. The rest of the accused were caught and a case was registered against them.
The Puttur court which heard the case aquitted the three on Wednesday March 13. Santhosh Kumar and Sandesh Kumar fought the case on behalf of the accused.