Mangalore: Thieves steal cattle, plant cow feet; police act after MLA intervenes

Pics: Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (BG)

Mangalore, May 9: A cow and a calf were allegedly stolen from a house near Someshwar Uchil bridge, Ullal near here. The theft came to light on Thursday May 9 morning.

The house belongs to Ganesh Vasudeva Mallya.

The thieves allegedly planted a part of a cow's feet in the 'tulsi katte' in front of the house.

The incident came to light in the morning, when Ganesh’s wife saw the feet and on frantically searching, realized that their cow and calf were missing. However, she said that the feet found near the tulsi plant were not of their calf or cow.

The police was soon informed, but to the couple's utter disappointment, the police reportedly failed to respond efficiently and did not even visit the spot.

On learning of the incident, MLA U T Khadar visited the family and directed the police to arrive there immediately. Finally, Ullal police inspector and his team visited the spot in the afternoon.

The inspector who visited the spot late, is said to have even prevented the press photographers from clicking photos of the spot. Sources claimed that the main reason behind it was that he did not want any black mark in his record of duty, and that he has received the CM's award and wants to maintain the same record. Sources also said that earlier too, when there was a theft, he had strictly ordered the press persons not to click photographers.

The locals said that the reason for increasing number of thefts is a near-absence of policemen on night beat. Though registers have been placed in some of the places, they have been left unsigned for a long time, they claimed.