Mangalore: Three more inter-district cattle thieves arrested
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore
Mangalore, Sep 27: In connection to the theft of 4 jersey cows from Kajila farm under Ganjimutt gram panchayat limits on May 26, 2012, Panambur and Bajpe police under the guidance of ACP Ravikumar have arrested three accused and seized the Scorpio car used in the theft.
The accused are identified as Abdul Kabir (26), Kabir (28) and O K Wahab (28). They were arrested near Kulur on Thursday September 26.
On May 26, 2012 Sanath Kumar Shetty of SKS builders had filed a complaint with Bajpe police that four jersey cows worth Rs 1 lac were stolen from his farm.
The stolen cattle was sold by Wahab in Kasaba Bengre market, it is learnt. There are three more persons involved in the theft who will be arrested in coming days, said police sources.
The accused were produced in the court and remanded in judicial custody.
The three have been stealing cattle from the past 4 years. They were involved in various cattle thefts at Moodbidri, Bajpe, Karkala, Mudigere, Hassan and other places. Cases are booked against them in Panambur, Karkala, Kavoor, Moodbidri and Bajpe police stations.
During interrogation, the arrested revealed that there are around 10 to 15 teams, each comprising 5 to 6 members, operating as cattle thieves in various districts.