Doda, May 24: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said it foiled two successive attempts to smuggle bovine animals in the Doda district, rescuing 12 animals and arresting five individuals in the process. Two vehicles allegedly used for the transportation were also seized, officials said.
According to a statement issued by the police, the operations were carried out under the jurisdiction of Police Station Doda, specifically by Police Post (PP) Mohalla and Police Post Kashtigarh. Both incidents were supervised by Deputy Superintendent of Police Headquarters Doda, Ajay Anand, and SHO Doda, Inspector Parvaiz Ahmed Khanday.
In the first incident, police said a naka was laid by the team from PP Mohalla. A Tata Mobile vehicle (registration number JK06-8707) was intercepted, and upon inspection, six bovine animals were found being transported “illegally and without the requisite permission” from the District Magistrate, the statement said.
Two persons were apprehended on the spot and identified as Tanvir Ahmed, son of Mohammad Hanief, resident of Mudhar, and Shabir Ahmed, son of Sikander Batt, resident of Zadan, both from Tehsil Kashtigarh. The police said an FIR (No. 121/2025) under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act was registered at Police Station Doda.
In a separate operation on the same day, police personnel from PP Kashtigarh established a checkpoint and stopped another Tata Mobile vehicle (registration number JK06-2467), which was also allegedly carrying six bovine animals without valid permission, the statement said.
Three persons were arrested on the spot and have been identified as Ashfaq Ahmed, son of Ghulam Qadir of Jundi Mahalla; Talib Hussain, son of Irshad Hussain of Balwana; and Majid Hussain, son of Tanveer Ahmed, also of Balwana. A second FIR (No. 122/2025) was lodged under similar sections of law, and the investigation is said to be ongoing.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Doda, Sandeep Mehta (JKPS), commended the alertness of the police personnel involved and stated that the Doda Police remained committed to curbing illegal activities, including bovine smuggling, and maintaining law and order in the region.
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