Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur
Kundapur, Oct 15: Acting on credible information about the illegal and cruel transportation of cattle in a pickup vehicle, Kota police intercepted the vehicle near Tekkatte Junction on National Highway 66 on October 13, rescued the animals and registered a case against four persons.
The arrested persons have been identified as Punit Motal (27), Ganesh of Bagepalli, Krishnappa of Chikkaballapur (40) and Srinivasa of Chikkaballapur (56). The accused allegedly attempted to flee after noticing the police, but the team led by Kota police station PSI Praveen Kumar R successfully apprehended them.
The police seized the vehicle and other property used in the alleged illegal transportation. A case has been registered at Kota police station under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.