3 alleged cattle smugglers assaulted by Hindu activists

Three persons accused of cattle smuggling were assaulted by activists of some Hindu outfits after they intercepted a truck ferrying the animals in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan, police said today.
The three men were rescued by police and arrested on charges of cattle smuggling, while a separate case of assault has been registered against 250 people from Shiv Sena, Bajrang Dal and other outfits, they said.
The incident occurred on May 31 when activists of Shiv Sena, Bajrang Dal and other outfits followed a truck coming from Nimbaheda, Kailash Chandra, SHO, Chhoti Sadadi police station said.
The activists assaulted the three men after they found that the truck carried 52 heads of cattle, he said.

Four animals died while they were being shifted to a cowshelter irking the activists who set the truck on fire, Chandra said, adding, the rest 48 animals are now in the cowshelter.
The three men identified as Rajendra Chaturvedi, the driver, Manohar Kumawat and Dinesh, tried to flee the spot but the activists nabbed and assaulted them.
Police, however, managed to free the three from the activists, and arrested them after taking them to a local police station.
A separate case was registered against 250 people from the outfits though no one was named in the FIR, the SHO said, adding, all the three accused have been sent to judicial custody.