46 bovines rescued by rural cops

Nagpur | Saturday | 24th February, 2018

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Nagpur: Rural police have rescued 46 bovines arresting two persons and also seizing the truck in which the animals were being ferried towards city from Madhya Pradesh. The truck, worth Rs9.38 lakh, too was being seized by the rural police.The animals were illegally ferried to slaughterhouse in city. In the last week, several vehicles ferrying bovines have been intercepted rescuing the animals which were later shifted to different rehabilitation centres across the districts. Two coups were created in the truck for ferrying the animals separately in the cramped space leading to injuries to many bovines. The truck was seized by Katol police near Dharti-Murti Phata on Thursday.The persons arrested have been identified as Jeetendra Aherwar (24) and Shaheed Khan (20), both natives of Madhya Pradesh, recovering bovines worth Rs 1.38 lakh..