Belthangady transporting cattle on car case: Police arrest two including car owner
Five cattle were killed on June 7 night when the car met accident
Belthangady: Belthangady Police on Wednesday arrested two people in connection with illegal and violent smuggling of cattle in a car which met accident on June 7 here in Belthangady.
The arrested have been identified as Anwar (27) and Zubair (26) both residents of Moodbidri. According to the police the car in which the cattle was being transported belongs to Anwar. Police also said that a fake registration number plate was used on car while the cattle were being transported.
On June 7, when the cattle were being illegally transported the car met an accident killing five cattle on the spot, while one cattle was injured seriously. After the accident the accused had fled the accident spot.
The accident resulted in a widespread outrage among local over the conditions in which the cattle were being transported illegally in car. Several social and religious personalities including Qazi condemned the incident and the cruelty with which the animal were being transported. They had demanded immediate arrest of the accused and to initiate action against them.
Working on the case the Belthangady Police laid a trap to arrest the accused and arrested two including the car owner on Wednesday. Police said that two more accused in the case are absconding and they are working on tracing them.
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Priyanka Gandhi to address public meetings in Wayanad today
Wayanad: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is on a two-day visit to Kerala after her maiden electoral win from the Wayanad hill constituency, will address joint public meetings with her brother and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in the district on Sunday.
According to the schedule, Priyanka will address gatherings at Mananthavady at 10:30 am, Sulthan Bathery at 12:15 pm, and Kalpetta at 1:30 pm, party leaders said.
On the first day of her visit, Priyanka accompanied by Rahul Gandhi, participated in public meetings at Mukkam in Thiruvambadi, Kaulai in Nikambur, Wandoor and Edavanna in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts on Saturday.
The Wayanad constituency comprises seven assembly segments of Mananthavady (ST), Sulthan Bathery (ST), and Kalpetta in Wayanad district; Thiruvambady in Kozhikode district; and Eranad, Nilambur, and Wandoor in Malappuram district.
Priyanka had scored her maiden electoral victory by winning the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll with a huge margin of 4,10,931 votes, which is bigger than the lead her brother Rahul secured when he won from the constituency during the Lok Sabha general elections held early this year.
