Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Nov 19: District Police Samba has achieved a big success by arresting the kingpin of a gang of cattle lifters, effecting recovery of stolen cattle and seizing vehicle used for cattle thefts.
A case FIR Number 12/2023 U/S 457/380 IPC has been registered in this connection at Police Station Purmandal and investigation is underway. The arrested kingpin of the gang of cattle lifters’ has been identified as Hamid son of Roshan Din resident of Kheri, tehsil Bishnah.
The hardcore accused was arrested by the police team comprising of SHO Police Station Purmandal Inspector Vijay Verma under the supervision of SDPO Bari Brahmana Rahul Nagar and Additional SP Samba Surinder Choudhary.
Senior Superintendent of Police Samba Benam Tosh has urged the general public to keep domestic animals at safe and secure places and not at abandoned or isolated spots so as to avoid any cruelty with the animals at the hands of cruel cattle lifters and bovine smugglers.