Assam: 30 cattle heads rescued in Nagaon, 1 arrested
The arrested truck driver was identified as Ikramul Hoque.
The arrested truck driver was identified as Ikramul Hoque.
The truck was coming from Naharlagun towards Kharupetia, official stated.
A night super bus that was travelling from the Eastern Assam side and heading toward Meghalaya was stopped early on Saturday morning, as per the official.
As per officials, cattle smugglers illegally transporting cattle from Bokakhat to Nagaon.
The police also seized a huge amount of Indian currency notes from his possession
Based on secret information, a team of police had intercepted a truck at Kohora under the Kaziranga area.
Cattle were allegedly smuggled from Dhemaji to Nagaon or Jorabat, as well as from Nagaon to Shillong, said official.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said he wanted to convey the message that Assam is a “tough state” while dealing with unlawful cattle trade
While interrogating Das, it was revealed that the smuggled cattle were being transported via Tezpur from Ghilamora in the Lakhimpur district to Nagaon.
Four Bolero pickup vehicles bearing registration numbers AS-13AC- 2062, AS_12BC- 7485, AS 12BC- 8275, AS -27 C- 7688 were intercepted at National Highway 15