Police books Doda Man under PSA for ‘bovine smuggling’; 51 persons arrested in bovine-related cases this year.
An alleged bovine smuggler was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Doda district of Jammu Kashmir, police said on Saturday.
Mohammed Amin, a resident of Manjmi-Dessa in Bhagwah tehsil was detained under the PSA for his involvement in a number of bovine “smuggling” cases, a police spokesman said
So far seven FIRs have been registered against Amin at Doda police station for the same, he said.
Police, in the statement, said, it has launched a special drive against the bovine smugglers in the district this year and has so far arrested 51 persons and registered 20 cases.
Besides five vehicles involved in the transportation of bovines have been seized and a total of 315 animals rescued, the spokesman said.
Seeking cooperation of the general public, the spokesman said bovine smuggling is a serious issue that has the potential to create law and order problems and needs to be rooted out.