Karnataka government to propose Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act in coming assembly session
Bijapur: Reiterating that the BJP Government will certainly bring the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Hajj and Wakf, Prabhu Chavan has said that he plans to submit the details related to the Act in the coming assembly session.
Addressing presspersons on Tuesday, he however made it clear that the government is not in a hurry to bring the Act as a committee headed by the officials of the department has been constituted to study all aspects of the Act before its implementation.
“A team headed by the Commissioner of Animal Husbandry Department has been constituted which has been asked to study the Act which is already implemented in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. Besides this, the discussion would also be held with other stakeholders such as farmers to bring the Act. We will surely bring the Act but not in haste”, the Minister asserted.
Earlier, he informed that a high-tech slaughterhouse is being built at the cost of Rs. 44 crore on a 20-acre land in Sira taluk in Tumkur district, and claimed that soon the building would be inaugurated.
Acknowledging that the department is facing a shortage of staff, Chavan said that while the sanctioned posts are around 18,000, the department presently functioning only with around 9,000 staff which is only half of the total sanctioned posts.
To a question, he said that he has talked to Chief Minister, B. S. Yediyurappa on the matter, and assured that the vacant posts would soon be filled.
Admitting that the cattle owners are regularly complaining of doctors not visiting the villages for providing treatment to cattle, Chavan said that he has planned to set up a helpline centre where the farmers could call for any complaint.
“The centre will receive calls from the farmers. After collecting the address, the complaint will be forwarded to the respective veterinary doctor of the area. The doctor after attending the complaint should also record it for any verification of the visit”, he said.
He however said that the plan is still in the nascent stage.
About the demand for the construction of Hajj houses in different districts, the Minister said that so far, besides Bengaluru, a Hajj house has been granted for Mangaluru. Based on the need and availability of land, more houses could be granted.
On the demand for increasing the quota for Hajj pilgrims of the State, he said that he would speak to the Central Government for increasing the quota.
MLA, Somanagouda Patil Sasnur was present.
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Man arrested for duping Delhi resident of Rs 2 lakh in online car sale fraud
New Delhi (PTI): Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly duping a Delhi resident of Rs 2 lakh on the pretext of selling a second-hand car online, an official said on Saturday.
The accused, identified as Aman Sethi, a resident of Shiv Puri Extension in east Delhi, allegedly impersonated an employee of a reputed online car sale platform to gain the victim's trust, the police said.
The case came to light after a complaint was lodged by Harish, a resident of Trilokpuri, following which an FIR was registered on April 16 under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Sethi was arrested on Friday.
According to the complainant, the accused contacted the victim and offered to sell a second-hand car. He allegedly convinced him to transfer Rs 2 lakh as booking and processing charges.
After receiving the money, the accused neither delivered the vehicle nor refunded the amount and stopped responding to calls.
A police team conducted a detailed financial and technical investigation and traced the money trail to a bank account in the accused's name.
"Analysis of KYC details, account activity and digital footprints helped identify the suspect," a senior police officer said.
The police said the accused had vacated his known address and was evading arrest, but was eventually tracked down through technical surveillance and local intelligence after multiple raids in Delhi-NCR.
During interrogation, Sethi allegedly tried to mislead investigators but was confronted with evidence and subsequently arrested. Further probe revealed his involvement in a similar cheating case registered at the Krishna Nagar police station, indicating a pattern of such offences.
The police said the accused targeted people searching for second-hand cars online by posing as an employee of vehicle sale platforms, sharing photographs and details of vehicles, and demanding advance payments in personal bank accounts.
Two debit cards, two mobile phones and SIM cards allegedly used in the offence have been recovered from his possession, the police added.
