SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Police said that in Udhampur it rescued 81 bovines from the “clutches of smugglers while foiling six smuggling bids in Udhampur, Chenani and Tikri”.
During the naka checking, a police party foiled three bovine smuggling attempts and registered three cases under FIR no 340/341/342 of 2022 under the relevant sections of law and rescued 48 bovines from the possession of 2 bovine smugglers Farooq Ahmed S/O Rehmat Ali R/O Rakh Barotian Samba and Mohammad Ashraf S/O Gh. Qadir R/O Samba.
Both the smugglers were arrested on the spot, while two more accused fled away from the spot by taking the advantage of darkness.
Another attempt at bovine smuggling was foiled by the police party of police station Chenani led by Inspector Om Parkash, SHO.
The police party intercepted two trucks bearing registration no. JK02AR 8759 and JK03E 2502 driven by unknown drivers, both fled away from the spot by taking the advantage of heavy traffic on the road.
Upon checking, the vehicles were found loaded with 29 bovines which were being transported towards Kashmir valley without any valid permission of the competent authority. In this regard, two cases- FIR No. 138 & 139 of 2022 under relevant sections of law stands registered in Police Station Chenani and further investigation is underway.
While foiling another attempt, the police party of police post-Tikri led by SHO PS Rehambal Inspector Rajesh Sharma and assisted by IC PP Tikri PSI Abdul Satar intercepted a Mahindra Bolero bearing registration No JK02CG 7516 and rescued 4 bovines from the vehicle. The Driver of the vehicle identified as Prince Sharma S/O Naresh Kumar R/O Salehar Jammu was arrested.
In this connection, a case under relevant sections of law stands registered in PS Rehambal and further investigation is underway.
(Photograph used for representational purposes)
