Kundapur: Cattle trafficking - Police arrest one, three escape
Silvester D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur
Kundapur, Jul 9: The police on Tuesday July 9 night seized a vehicle transporting cattle illegally and arrested one person in this regard. The incident was reported at around 8 pm near Jumma mosque at Gangolli here.
The locals noticed a Maruti Eeco reportedly transporting five cows and informed the police. The police swung into action and stopped the vehicle and arrested one person.
The arrested is Khaja Saheb, a resident of Gangolli. Three others who were with him managed to escape.
It is not known where the cattle were being transported from.
The police seized the vehicle as well as the five cows.
Soon after the incident, a tense situation prevailed in the area for sometime, but police beefed up security and ensured that nothing untoward happened.
Gangolli police have registered a case.