Masula police rescue cattle bound for slaughter

The Machilipatnam police on Tuesday rescued 46 buffaloes and 26 oxen and seized two lorries in which they were being allegedly transported illegally to Tamil Nadu for slaughter.

On being informed by the locals, the Robetsonpet police intercepted the lorries bearing Tamil Nadu registration at the Three-pillar centre here. According to the police, eight persons, including two kingpins Kagitha Manikyala Rao and Suryadevara Sudhakara Rao belonging to Gudlavalleru in Krishna district, were arrested. The other accused included the drivers and cleaners of the vehicles.

“The accused bought the cattle in Gudlavalleru and surrounding areas to supply them to a slaughterhouse in Pollachi in Tamil Nadu,” said Robertsonpet Circle Inspector K. Vasavi. The police have handed over the cattle to the Machilipatnam Agriculture Market Committee. “We have registered cases against nine persons in connecting with the illegal transportation of the cattle for slaughter and investigation is on,” added Ms. Vasavi.