8 bovines seized, smugglers escape

Excelsior CorrespondentKATHUA, Oct 25:� The police seized a load carrier along with eight bovine animals but the two smugglers managed to escape near Chapki Morh in Kathua district today.A police spokesman said a police naka party intercepted a 407 load carrier bearing registration number JK14A-7978� at Chapki Morh early today, driven by one Mian, son of Qasim Din of Roun Domail Udhampur. He and his associate, namely Abdul Rashid, son of Fareed Bakash, resident of� Chak Manga in Samba, managed to escape from the naka leaving behind the vehicle.The police seized the vehicle and animals and registered a case in this connection. It was established that animals were being smuggled from Punjab to J&K.