Assam: Cattle Smuggling Bid Foiled, 2 Held At Jorabat

According to reports, police officials recovered as many as six cattle being illegally smuggled from the vehicle.
Two people were arrested for illegally smuggling cattle at Assam's Jorbat
Two people were arrested for illegally smuggling cattle at Assam's Jorbat

Police in Assam’s Jorabat on Sunday intercepted a vehicle and arrested two people on charges of smuggling cattle.

According to reports, police officials recovered as many as six cattle being illegally smuggled from the vehicle.

Officials informed that based on specific inputs of a possible smuggling bid going down, a checking was set-up during which the vehicle was intercepted.

Apart from the cattle, police arrested the driver and the co-pilot of the vehicle. They were identified by officials as Ahmed Ali and Matiur Hussain.

Police further informed that cattle-laden vehicle was coming from Mukalmua in the Nalbari district of Assam and was headed to Byrnihat when it was intercepted at Jorabat.

Two people were arrested for illegally smuggling cattle at Assam's Jorbat
Truck With 35 Cattle Heads Seized In Assam's Golaghat

It may be noted that as many as 35 cattle heads were rescued at Bokakhat in Assam’s Golaghat district on November 1. Sources informed that the cattle heads were rescued from a truck that was intercepted by police during a routine check.

During the search, police found a total of 35 cattle heads that were being smuggled in the back of the truck and arrested the driver of the truck, Bulbul Hussain.

The cattle heads were being smuggled from Kuruwabahi to Samaguri before being intercepted at Bokakhat.

Earlier, a total of 41 cattle heads were rescued in Golaghat district. They were rescued from a container truck which was en route to Nagaon’s Samuguri from Bokakhat where it was intercepted.

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