After cows, the troops of the 172 battalion of the Meghalaya Border Security Force (BSF) Meghalaya successfully rescued nine horses that were being transported in a truck meant for smuggling into Bangladesh, on Wednesday in the bordering area of East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya.

A BSF Mobile Check Post, deployed near National Highway-06 in Sonapur, signaled the suspicious truck to stop.

However, instead of complying, the truck driver accelerated the vehicle and fled toward the Umkiang bordering area.

The BSF promptly pursued the truck and found it parked near the petrol pump in Umkiang and the driver had managed to escape from the spot.

Upon searching the vehicle, the BSF team found nine horses that were intended to be smuggled into Bangladesh.

The seized horses and the truck were handed over to the local police for further legal action.