Thursday, August 24, 2006

Illegal transportation of cows for slaughter in Kundapura

On 23/08/2006 at about 16:00 Hrs, Sri Raghava PSI Kundapura received a phone call informing that one 407 tempo bearing registration No. KA 20 AB 7787 is transporting 8 cows towards Kodi, Kundapura from Hemmady. Suspecting that the cows were being transported for slaughtering, the PSI immediately rushed towards Kodi, along with his staff and intercepted the vehicle. One Mr. Annappa Devadiga, the inmate of the tempo escaped from the spot. On questioning the rest of the two inmates of the vehicle who were caught namely 1) Nagaraja, Koppa Sirigere, Ayanoor village, Hosanagara and 2) Ahammed, Kodi, Kundapura, they confessed to the Police that the cattle were being transported for slaughtering. The 8 cows along with the vehicle were seized and a case under Kundapura P.S Cr No 208/06 U/s 4, 5, 6, 11 & 13 of Karnataka prevention of cow slaughter act 1964 has been registered and investigation is under progress.

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