Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Oct 14: The beef that was being transported illegally in a milk van and found out by Bajrang Dal activists on Tuesday October 13 morning was being transported to the city from Hassan.
The activists who got information about this illegal operation, tried to stop the vehicle at Pumpwell Circle. But the driver continued to drive the vehicle towards the State Bank Circle. The activists chased the vehicle right from the Pumpwell circle and succeeded in stopping it near the Milagres church. Two persons inside the vehicle fled, while the vehicle driver, identified as Shamir from Kodical here, was arrested. The police are searching for the absconding accused.
The vehicle had about a quintal of beef. This stock has been taken over. Bunder police sub-inspector Vijay Raj, traffic station inspector Gopalakrishna Bhat and Bunder assistant sub-inspector Harish and others participated in the operation.
The police, who had started taking stern action against illegal cattle trafficking from a few weeks, had been erecting barricades at various places at night and were closely watching the vehicles. As the thieves knew about it, they tried to hoodwink the police personnel by easily carrying beef in milk crates loaded in the milk vehicles. The beef was meant to be supplied to hotels and shops where there is good demand for beef, it is gathered.