Seven suspected bovine smugglers were arrested and 48 animals rescued from Rajouri and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said.
Three trucks and a pickup vehicle were intercepted at Daber-Nowshera, Thanamandi and Kote behrote areas of Rajouri district and 21 bovines were rescued, they said.
Cases were registered against three men, identified as Mohmmad Shabir, Arslan Mustafa and Mohmmad Junaid, in this connection, the officials added.
In Udhampur district, a police team intercepted two trucks at the Jakhani area and rescued 27 bovines from these, they said.
Four people, identified as Mohmmad Mushtaq, Jamal Din, Hamid Miyan and Mohmmad Haroon, were arrested and separate cases registered against them, the officials said.
Further investigation is underway, they added.
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