32 CATTLE RECOVERED, 3 SMUGGLERS ARRESTED

32 CATTLE RECOVERED, 3 SMUGGLERS ARRESTED

24-JULY-ENG 2

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

BHABHUA-------------------------In a major operation on Thursday morning, the Mohania police recovered 32 cattle from a container at the integrated check-post. Three cattle smugglers were arrested, and the container was seized. The operation was carried out based on a tip-off.

The container was en route from Barun in Aurangabad district to Kaushambi in Uttar Pradesh. When an attempt was made to stop the vehicle at the checkpost, the smugglers on board—including the driver—abandoned the container and tried to flee, but the police chased them down and apprehended them.

During the search, two additional individuals were arrested from a secret compartment built into the upper section of the container. Thirty-two cattle were being transported inside the container, crammed together in inhumane conditions.

The arrested accused have been identified as Abu Rehan Ansari (resident of Katamkulli, Ranchi, Jharkhand), Monu Yadav (resident of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh), and Kamil Sajar (resident of Muradabad, Rohtas district).

All the recovered cattle have been handed over to the fair organizer under a formal undertaking, following the completion of necessary legal procedures.

Mohania DSP Gopal Krishna stated that the operation was conducted based on a tip-off. He confirmed the recovery of 32 cattle from the container. An FIR has been registered against the three arrested individuals under relevant sections, and further legal action is underway. Investigations into other aspects of the case are also continuing.