Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (SP)
Kundapur, Jul 25: Acting on a tip off, personnel from Shankarnarayana station in the taluk raided a house in Hegodlu near Siddapur on the evening of Wednesday July 23 and found that cows were being illegally slaughtered there.
About 26 kg of beef was seized from the venue and two persons were arrested during the raid.
Some people hailing from Kerala had recently bought land in Hegodlu. The policemen often received complaints about illegal cow slaughter going on there. During the raid on Wednesday, the poilce personnel found beef as well as equipments used for cow slaughter at the house.
Ashraf and Shankar, both from Kerala, were arrested and a case was registered against them.
Of late, theft of cows which are let out for grazing and illegal trafficking of cattle has been on the rise in the villages around Siddapur. Although the police received frequent complaints on this phenomenon, they had been unable to make any headway as they failed to get reliable clues.
After the policemen intensified patrolling and set up check points on roads, illegal cattle traffickers are learnt to have found a via media by finding houses located at deserted places, slaughtering cows in these houses and selling beef there.
In the recent past, there have been instances of unknown people from other states coming to the villages located at the foot of the western ghat and buying land there. The villagers who are losing their cattle have therefore urged the policemen to take note of new entrants in their jurisdiction and collect full information about their background and activities.
The above case stands transferred to Amasebail police station, as the said villages falls within the jurisdiction of that police station.