Drivers of cattle transporting lorry assaulted; Judicial custody of accused extended
Karwar police took accused to Bhatkal
Bhatkal, June 26: The local court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of all 13 accused who were arrested on charges of assaulting the drivers of a lorry carrying the cattle. All the 13 accused were produced before the First Judicial Magistrate Court. After hearing the arguments, the judge extended the judicial custody.
Incident
Total 14 cows and 14 calves were being transported from Gujarat to a milk dairy in Kerala for dairy farming belonging to a brother of an MLA in Dakshina Kannada when the accused waylaid the lorry at Murudeshwara Basti on May 21, 2018 and assaulted the drivers. Some things of the drivers were also missing at the time. The drivers lodged a complaint at Murudeshwara police station against this incident. Police have arrested 13 persons and put them behind bars in Karwar jail. The court also rejected their bail application. Now, the court once again extended their judicial custody.
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Kadaba: Police rescue 20 cattle transported illegally, case filed against three
Mangaluru: Kadaba police rescued 20 cattle that were being allegedly transported in an unlawful manner and registered a case against three individuals in connection with the incident, Deccan Herald reported.
Acting on a tip-off in the early hours, a team led by Police Sub-Inspector Jamburaj Mahajan intercepted a container lorry near Kanvare in Noojibalthila village. The vehicle was reportedly travelling from Periyashanthi towards Mardhala.
During inspection, police allegedly found the cattle tightly packed inside the container under poor conditions. The driver was identified as Irfan (26), a resident of Belur in Hassan district. During questioning, he failed to produce any valid permit for transporting the cattle and admitted that the animals were being transported from Hassan to Kerala.
Police seized the vehicle along with the cattle.
A case has been registered at Kadaba Police Station under Sections 4, 7, and 12 of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, and Sections 4 and 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
Further investigation is underway.
