Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore

Mangalore, Sep 10: Police have arrested a man for allegedly stealing a cow from his neighbour's house and slaughtering it.

The arrested is identified as Mohammed. Other persons reportedly involved, namely Mohammed Sharif, Mohammed, Isaac, Anwar, Nooruddin and others are absconding.

The above accused have several cases of cattle slaughter and theft lodged against them in Bajpe police station, said sources.

As per the information obtained, a cow was stolen a midnight from a house belonging to Chandrashekar at Suralpady in Gurpur-Kaikamba. Next morning, he along with his family members went in search of the cow and later when they came to illegal slaughterhouse at Suralpady, they found blood marks, cattle waste and hide. On examining the cow hide, they realized that it was their animal.

Police during their investigation, based on the evidence found, confirmed that the cow was stolen. They hence raided the slaughterhouse where they found 3 quintals of meat.

It is learnt that police have booked them under several cases.

Various theft cases are being reported in areas like Suralpady, Ganjimutt, Malali, Mularapatna and Niddodi. In Niddodi, thieves stole 3 cattle from a shed which was locked. In Kaikamba, Hindu associations stopped a vehicle transporting cattle and rescued three animals. But so far no clue has been obtained about the persons involved in the thefts.

No permission to Suralpady slaughterhouse

It is learnt that the license of the Suralpady slaughterhouse expired two years ago, but without renewing the license, the slaughtering continued. This has made the local Hindu associations furious and a complaint has been submitted to the health department.