Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Oct 26: In an incident which happened at Mulur near Kaup on Wednesday October 25 morning, police personnel of Kaup station raided an illegal slaughterhouse there and rescued eight cattle. It is said that these cattle were stolen from various places. The police also arrested a father-son duo which was operating the said slaughterhouse.
M A Abbu (66), and his son, Ismail (35), who were found to be in charge of the slaughterhouse, stand arrested. The raid was led by Kaup police sub-inspector, Nityananda Gowda, based on reliable information he got, at 4 am with some personnel from his station.
Ismael
Abbu
A cow and seven calves which were about to be slaughtered, were rescued by the police. The raiding party also confiscated a Mahindra pick-up van used for transporting cattle to the slaughterhouse. Five decomposed pelts, two machetes and wooden block have been seized. During the raid, another accused, identified as Shekhabba, fled from the spot and escaped arrest.
The accused reportedly were running this slaughterhouse openly since the last many years. When it was raided all of a sudden, the accused were taken aback. They tried to escape from the raiding team by hiding themselves in corners of the inside the house.
By then, police sub-inspector, Nityananda Gowda, contacted police circle inspector, V S Halamurthy, and sought his guidance. Halamurthy rushed to the spot along with some lady constables and directed the concerned to arrest the accused. The rescued animals were thereafter handed over to the care of cattle shelter at Neelavar.
Out of the rescued animals, the cow appears to have been bought on bank loan, going by the metal tag fixed to its ear. It is thought to be a stolen animal. Although police had tried in the past to close down illegal slaughterhouses in the area, their efforts had not born fruits. But Nityananda Gowda, who came to Kaup police station recently, won appreciation of the people by raiding two illegal slaughterhouses within a gap of three days within two weeks of his reporting here.
A case stands registered in Kaup police station and investigation is in progress.