Three persons have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district after the police foiled a bid to smuggle 72 bovines to the Valley, officials said.

Acting on inputs, three trucks were intercepted at a checkpoint in Ramsoo police station area and 72 cattle were found inside the vehicles, the police said.

The truck was going to Kashmir from Ramban. Three persons -- Zakir Ahmad, Din Mohd and Mohd Farooq have been arrested and a case registered, the police added.

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