KATHUA, Sep 10: Kathua Police, under the overall supervision of SSP Kathua Mohita Sharma, rescued 17 bovines during a naka and checking operation in the Saidpur-Nagri area of Kathua and arrested the driver of the vehicle allegedly involved in their illegal transportation.
The operation was conducted on September 9 by a police team led by the In-charge Police Post Nagri, under the supervision of the Additional SP Kathua, DySP Headquarters Kathua and SHO Police Station Kathua. During checking, the team noticed a suspicious truck bearing registration number PB07AS-0645, which was travelling from Punjab towards Saidpur Nagri in Jammu and Kashmir.
The vehicle was signalled to stop for checking. During inspection, police found 17 bovines loaded in the truck in a merciless manner. The animals were subsequently rescued, while the driver, identified as Paramjit Singh, son of Baldev Raj, resident of Bachint Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab, was arrested. The truck was also seized by the police.
In connection with the incident, FIR No. 444/2026 under Sections 223/BNS and 11/PCA Act has been registered at Police Station Kathua. Further investigation into the matter has been set in motion.