Mangalore: Book cattle thieves under Goonda Act, demands VHP

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (BG)

Mangalore, Sep 28: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday September 28 condemned the increasing number of cattle thefts in the region and said that demanded that cattle thieves be booked under Goonda Act.

Addressing a press meet here, Jagadish Shenava, district working president, VHP, said, "The VHP and Bajrang Dal along with the support of the police arrested a few cattle thieves a couple of days ago. But there is a long way to go."

He added, "Usually when a vehicle is caught illegally transporting cattle, a petty case is registered on the driver and the vehicle and the driver are released. Henceforth, the police must take strict action against the transporters and see that when a culprit is arrested, a thorough investigation is done and correct details are collected from him," he said.

"In the past couple of weeks approximately 4000 cattle have been reported missing. The police department has to find out which house they were stolen from and Rs 50,000 compensation has to be given per cattle. The people who are involved in the theft need to be arrested.  The vehicle used for the theft has to be seized and retained. Both the driver and the owner of these vehicles have to be booked with a theft case."

"Officers or political leaders who receive bribes and help in this illegal business have to be booked with charges and cases. People who sell or buy meat must also be booked. The cattle thieves should booked under Goonda Act," he demanded.

"Legal action needs to be taken against the ones who indulge in slaughtering and the ones who have given their land for slaughterhouses. A few places like Suratkal and Ullal where plenty of illegal slaughterhouses are functioning have to be checked thoroughly and action has to be taken to make sure that such practices do not continue," he stated.

Kateel Dinesh Pai and Dinesh Pandeshwar of local VHP cattle protection unit were also present.