26 bovines rescued, 2 smugglers held

Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, July 15: Police today rescued 26 bovine animals and arrested two smugglers.
A police spokesman said that, on specific inputs, police party from Batote Police Station led by SHO Vinod Kumar Kundal laid a naka on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and intercepted a Srinagar bound truck bearing registration number JK14A-5797.
During checking, police recovered 21 bovine animals and arrested the driver of the vehicle, who has been identified as Gugga Ahmed, son of Mohammad Qasim of Qazigund, Srinagar.
A case under Section 188 RPC, 3 PCA Act has been registered at Batote Police Station and investigation started.
In another incident, Batote police rescued 5 bovine animals and arrested a smuggler, who has been identified as Abdul Rashid, son of Bahu Gujjar of RS Pura.
The smuggler was carrying bovines in a Tata mobile bearing registration number JKO2AV-3905 towards Valley.
In this regards, a case has been also been registered at Batote Police Station and investigation started.