Reasi Police Rescues 22 Bovine Smugglers, 2 FIRs lodged

Reasi Police Rescues 22 Bovine Smugglers, 2 FIRs lodged

VoM News Desk | May 22, 2025 | 04:27 PM IST | Breaking News, Jammu Kashmir | Follow on Google News

Reasi Police Rescues 22 Bovine Smugglers, 2 FIRs lodged

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟮: In a major breakthrough against the menace of bovine smuggling, Reasi Police has successfully foiled two separate smuggling attempts, rescued 22 bovines and arrested the accused in both cases. The proactive action is part of the district police’s ongoing mission to eradicate bovine smuggling through coordinated intelligence and swift enforcement.

In the first incident, acting on a specific input received at Police Station Reasi, a team from Police Post Talwara intercepted two smugglers attempting to illegally transport bovines from Village Patta towards Kashmir on foot. The accused Mohd Mussa S/O Firoz Din and Mohd Shakeel S/O Mohd Yousuf both residents of Village Kansi Patta, Reasi, were apprehended near Zero Morh, leading to the rescue of 20 bovine animals.

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An FIR bearing No. 90/2025 under sections 223 BNS, 11 PCA Act has been registered at Police Station Reasi. Further investigation is underway to unearth the broader network involved in this illegal trade.

The operation was led by 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗼, 𝗦𝗛𝗢 𝗣/𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶, 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝘆.𝗦𝗣 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶 𝗦𝗵. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗹. 𝗦𝗣 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶 𝗦𝗵. 𝗜𝗳𝘁𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱, 𝗝𝗞𝗣𝗦.

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In a separate case, Police Station Arnas received credible input regarding illegal transportation of bovines from Thuroo towards Kashmir through a vehicle bearing Registration No. JK20A-7562. A swift action team apprehended the accused Deepak Thakur S/O Gulail Singh R/O Thuroo, Tehsil Arnas and rescued 02 bovine animals being smuggled without the requisite permission from the District Magistrate.

A case under FIR No. 25/2025 U/S 223 BNS has been lodged at Police Station Arnas and investigation has been initiated.

This operation was executed under the leadership of 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗮, 𝗦𝗛𝗢 𝗣/𝗦 𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘀, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗗𝗣𝗢 𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗵. 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗿.

𝗦𝗵. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘃𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵, 𝗝𝗞𝗣𝗦, 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶, while speaking on the operations, stated, “Reasi Police has adopted a zero-tolerance approach towards bovine smuggling. Our teams are executing a multi-pronged strategy involving preventive surveillance, community intelligence and decisive enforcement. Strict legal action will be taken against all involved in this illegal trade and efforts will continue to break the supply chains operating in the region.”

Reasi Police remains committed to safeguarding animal rights and maintaining law and order across the district. Community members are urged to continue supporting the police with actionable information to help root out such crimes from society.

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