Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada district police rescued 16 heads of cattle, including seven cows and nine calves, that cattle traffickers were in the process of transporting in vehicles for slaughter, on Sunday. Based on a tip-off that a group of six to seven persons were smuggling cattle, personnel from Punjalkatte police station raided a location and arrested a teenager in this connection, while the rest of the accused fled from the spot.
Superintendent of police B M Laxmi Prasad said that the raid was carried out at Kavalamuduru village near NC Road, Janapriya Bazaar, around 3am. Police seized a jeep, a van, a mini tempo, two motorcycles and five mobile phones during the raid. The value of the property seized is Rs 12.5 lakh, and that of the cattle rescued is Rs 31,000. The arrested accused is Mohammad Rahil, 18, of Kavalamooduru village in Bantwal taluk. A case has been registered in Punjalkatte police station in this regard.