UDUPI: Kollur police have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with cow theft after CCTV footage of the animal being dragged along the road and loaded into a car went viral on social media.
The incident occurred around 1.30 am on September 29. According to police, unidentified persons arrived in a white Swift Dzire car, allegedly dragged the cattle in a cruel manner and loaded it into the vehicle.
Following a complaint from local residents, Kollur police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Prevention of Cattle Act, and the Motor Vehicles Act.
The arrested person has been identified as Mohammed Sinan (20) of Gulwadi, in Kundapur. Police also seized the vehicle allegedly used in the incident and produced Sinan before the court. The operation was carried out by a team led by Kollur police sub-inspector Vinay M. Korlahalli.
Police said two other persons were involved in the incident and efforts were under way to trace them.
According to the police, Sinan is also allegedly involved in five cattle theft cases registered at different police stations in the Kundapur sub-division.
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