Kundapur: Illegal cattle transport - Bajrang Dal raids farm, 40 cows seized
Silvester D’Souza
Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur
Kundapur, Oct 2: In yet another case of alleged illegal transportation of cattle, as many as 40 cows were seized by Bajrang Dal activists here on Wednesday October 2 at around 1 am.
The incident took place in a farm behind Kandavara dumping yard. Bajrang Dal activists raided the spot when the cows were being loaded into the truck.
The Bajrang Dal activists, as soon as they received information about the illegal transportation of cattle on Tuesday night, started searching the nearby places. They spotted a truck in a farm belonging to Shankar Poojary near the dumping yard and heards sounds made by the cattle.
Even before the activists could attack, the driver sensed danger and fled from the spot, it is learnt.
Soon, as many as 27 cows were seized by the activists and they started searching for the remaining cows. It is suspected that the cows were brought from north Karnataka and inter-district thieves are involved in their trafficking.
Sources said there were several cows tied in Shankar Poojary’s house and he was into the same business from the past several years. In this regard, Bajrang Dal activists have filed a complaint with Kundapur police.
The police visited the spot and seized the truck and the cows. They also took Shankar Poojary and his wife to the police station for questioning.