STATE TIMES NEWS POONCH/KATHUA: Police on Sunday foiled two bovine smuggling bids at Poonch and Kathua by rescuing 9 animals, however the smugglers managed to escape. As per details, acting on reliable information, a party of Police Station Poonch headed by Inspector Sureshwar Dev Singh SHO Poonch under the supervision of SSP Poonch Dr Vinod Kumar, laid a Naka at Kalai, Poonch and intercepted a Tata Mobile (JK12A-9878) coming from Poonch towards Kashmir via Mughal Road. During checking, 5 bovines were found laden inside vehicle which were rescued while driver of the vehicle fled away from the spot. The vehicle used for transporting the bovines was also seized and FIR No. 290/2021 under section 188 of IPC, 11 of PCA Act was registered in this regard at Police Station Poonch. In another incident, on receiving reliable information that a Mahindra vehicle (JK08H-7763) is enroute from Kathua towards Jammu via link road Hariachak, a team of Police Station Rajbagh led by Insp Amit Sangra SHO Rajbagh under the supervision of SDPO Border Sachit Mahajan laid a Naka /checking duty on link road Hariachak. On seeing Naka party, driver of the vehicle managed to flee leaving behind the vehicle. During physical checking, 4 bovines were found loaded in the vehicle, which were rescued. The vehicle was seized and FIR No 236/2021 under section 188 of IPC,11 of PCA Act was registered in this regard at Rajbagh Police Station.
