Bantwal, July 27, 2018: Vittla Police have on July 26, Thursday night arrested two persons including a Bajrangdal activist for illegal transportation of cattle to a butchery in Kerala.
Those arrested are Shashikumar (48) of Vittlapadnur and Abdul Harris (21) of Kolnadu. Shashikumar is said to be a Bajrangdal man. The duo was arrested at Kadambu in Vittlapadnur at around 11 pm.
The operation followed a tip off that a vehicle with cattle was heading towards Kerala from Vittla. The police who intercepted the vehicle found the four cows and a calf crammed in an inhuman way.
The value of the cattle and the tempo is said to be around Rs 5 lakhs.
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