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Assam police recover 61 cattle heads from truck in Jorabat, 1 arrested

By The Assam Tribune
Assam police recover 61 cattle heads from truck in Jorabat, 1 arrested
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Guwahati, July 9: A team of the East Guwahati Police District (EGPD) on Sunday foiled a cattle smuggling bid and seized 61 cattle heads from a truck in Jorabat area, on the outskirts of Guwahati city along the Assam-Meghalaya border.


Acting on a tip-off, a checking was conducted by the police team following which a truck bearing registration number AS01 EC 3219 was intercepted. The police recovered 61 cattle heads among which 56 were live cattle and 5 were found dead. The truck was going towards Meghalaya.

The police also arrested one Saddam Hussein of Nagarbera, Assam.

Further investigation into the matter is underway.

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