Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 17: Nagrota police today rescued 20 bovine animals and arrested a smuggler.
A police spokesman said that, on specific inputs, police party from Nagrota Police Station led by SHO Parvez Sajjad under the supervision of SDPO Khalik Choudhary laid a naka at Bantalab and intercepted a truck bearing registration number JK02AL-2983.
During search, police rescued 20 bovine animals which were being transported illegally from Jammu to Srinagar and arrested the driver of the vehicle, who has been identified as Mohammad Hanif, son of Mohammad Rashid of Ragura, Jammu, he added.
A case under FIR number 288/13 and under Section 188 RPC, 3/5 PCA Act has been registered at Nagrota Police Station and investigation started.
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