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WARNING Rajasthan top cop says strict action will be taken against cow smugglers and vigilantes engaging in hooliganism in the state
The secretary of All India Congress Committee and party in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Zubair Khan demanded a CBI inquiry to find the involvement of politicians in cow smuggling in Ramgarh. “The role of political parties and politicians in cow smuggling will be revealed by a CBI probe,” he said.
Zubair Khan, a three-time former MLA from Ramgarh, said cow smuggling is carried out by outsiders. “Cows come from Dausa, Rajgarh and Laxmangarh and reach Haryana. But cow smugglers are caught only in Ramgarh,” he said. Khan alleged that the involvement of people working for political gain.
He said that in reality, the gau rakshaks, with the help of local police have been carrying out cow smuggling in the state.
Khan added that despite two police check posts in Sherpur and Aloda, nothing has been done to put a leash on cow smuggling.
Hinting at BJP MLA Gyan Deo Ahuja, Khan said Ahuja has been garnering votes on communal lines and so a CBI probe is necessary to reveal the involvement of a political party, leaders or an organisation.
Meanwhile, members of Meo community, on Tuesday, met Tehsildar of Ramgarh demanding stringent action in the cow slaughtering case in Govind Garh. Condemning the incident where a cow carcass and around
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50 kg beef were recovered from a house in Govind Garh of Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Monday, the Meo community leaders demanded immediate arrest of accused.
COW SMUGGLERS, VIGILIANTES TO FACE TOUGH ACTION: POLICE
Strict action will be taken against cow smugglers and cow vigilantes engaging in hooliganism in the state, said Rajasthan special director general of police (Law and Order) NRK Reddy said on Tuesday.
Reddy was speaking at a meeting called to review the progress of investigation in the Rakbar lynching case. The meeting was presided by director general of police OP Galhotra, and attended by additional director general of police (crime) PK Sigh, inspector general of police (ACB) VK Singh and state nodal officer (cow vigilance) Mahendra Singh Chaudhary. The investigation to date was reviewed at length and strategy for the way forward was chalked out at the meeting, according to an official.
Reddy said strict vigil is being maintained on the activities of cow smugglers as well as cow vigilantes in the state and those found guilty will be dealt with strictly. Three accused were arrested for killing Rakbar Khan on the intervening night of July 20-21 and steps are being taken for the arrest of remaining accused, he said.
Home minister Gulabchand Kataria had said that cow smuggling and beef sale is illegal, and therefore, culprits engaged in the same will get strict punishment.
The Alwar police on Tuesday arrested Shakeel Khan, one of the prime suspects in the case of cow slaughtering in the Govind Garh area in Alwar.
Shakeel was arrested from Nagar area in Bharatpur district and is being questioned, the police said. “After preliminary investigation, we will present him before the court,” said Dara Singh, the station house office of Govind Garh police station. “Another suspect, Sattar, is still absconding. We have sent various police teams to border areas to arrest Sattar,” he added.
Three other accused in the case, Akbari, Bhoori and Shabina alias Sajina, were arrested from a house in Ambedkar Nagar near Badbada Mod on Monday. “On Tuesday, they were presented before a local court in Laxmangarh, which sent them to Alwar Jail,” the SHO said.
A cow carcass and around 50 kg beef were recovered from a house in Govind Garh area of Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Monday and three women were arrested. The three women have been identified as Akbari Qureshi, Shabina, and Bhoori, the Roop Narayan Sharma, assistant sub-inspector at Govind Garh police station had said.
As the news spread, tension gripped the area and local markets were shut down for a few hours. HTC
JAIPUR: BHARATPUR: WHEN A POLICE TEAM CHASED THE ACCUSED AFTER THEY BROKE POLICE BARRICADES, THEY OPENED FIRE AT POLICE
The Bharatpur police had a run-in with people allegedly transporting cattle illegally to Haryana on Monday night. The alleged smugglers broke the barricades and when chased by police, they opened fire at them before fleeing the spot.
Police seized their truck and recovered 21 cattle heads, including a cow. Among them, thirteen cattle were found dead. They were cremated after postmortem. Other animals were shifted to a cow shelter, police said.
Additional superintendent of police Prakash Chandra Sharma, said they received a tip-off on Monday night about a truck illegally transporting cattle to Haryana.
“We alerted all police stations and asked them to put up barricades,” he said.
When a team from Sewar police station chased the accused after they broke police barricades, they opened fire at police.
Later, the truck veered towards the Agra-Jaipur national highway where Rupwas police chased them.
The alleged smugglers abandoned the truck near Jangi Ka Nagla village and disappeared into the darkness.
Police rescued the cattle in the truck and booked a case under Rajasthan Bovine Animal (Prevention of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 1995.
The additional SP said that they are trying to identify the smugglers on the basis of information they receive from the transport office the truck’s registration number.
The cause of death of 13 cattle will be known after post-mortem, Sharma added.
The incident comes close on the heels of lynching of Rakbar Khan in an Alwar village on suspicion of cow smuggling. Bharatpur and Alwar are hotbeds of cow related crimes because of their proximity to Haryana.