DK Deputy Commissioner warns both illegal cow smugglers and fringe groups attacking them
Warning comes in the wake of Bakri-Eid
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil on Tuesday warned against illegal transport and smuggling of cattle in the backdrop of Bakri-Eid while also warning the fringe elements who take law into their hands and manhandles situation when they notice someone transporting/smuggling cattle.
Addressing a press conference at his office on Tuesday morning Senthil said “Dakshina Kannada has this tradition of celebrating every festival while respecting the sentiments of all the communities and religions. Even during Bakri-Eid same tradition has been followed every year”.
“During Bakri-Eid the issue of cattle smuggling and transporting will be there, and teams and officers have been appointed to monitor and to take care of it. Nobody is entitled to take law into their hands and manhandle situation. If you have any information or suspicion people can contact the authorities by dialing 1077 or 100. Any activities of groupism and moral policing will not be tolerated and strict action will be taken against those found guilty” Senthil added.
Speaking about the Livestock Logistic App developed by District Administration Senthil added that the transporters of cattle can download the app in their mobile phone and inform the authorities about the details of their cattle transportation.
“This doesn’t mean people can transport cattle anyway by providing information on the app. It is the information the transporters have provide to ensure the cattle transportation is done properly” Senthil clarified.
Superintendent of Police Lakshmi Prasad added that Police patrol vehicles have been deployed in the wake of Bakri-Eid in the Distric Police’s jurisdiction and any complaints will be responded promptly.
“Six cases of cow theft have been reported recently of which five cases have been resolved. 19 cases of illegal transporting of cattle were reported and 12 cases of cow slaughtering have been reported. We have also reprimanded and warned 89 people who were earlier involved in similar activities” Prasad informed.
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Three killed as car collides with bus on Bengaluru outskirts
Bengaluru (PTI): Three people were killed when a speeding car collided with a KSRTC bus near Devanahalli on the outskirts of the city, police said on Thursday.
According to police, the crash took place at Lalagondanahalli Gate on late Wednesday.
All three occupants of the car, who died in this tragedy, have been identified as Mohan Kumar (33), Suman (28) and Sagar (23), all residents of Sadahalli in Devanahalli taluk.
According to preliminary reports, the car was travelling from Chikkaballapur towards Devanahalli at high speed when the driver lost control, jumped the divider and rammed into the KSRTC bus.
Several passengers in the bus sustained minor injuries, police said, adding an investigation is on.
