SAMBA POLICE EXPOSES NEW MODUS OPERANDI OF BOVINE SMUGGLERS; PASSENGER BUS AMONG 02 VEHICLES SEIZED IN TWO DIFFERENT BOVINE SMUGGLING ATTEMPTS, RESCUES 14 BOVINES.

Samba: December 02, 2025: Tightening noose against bovine smugglers and their propagators, Samba Police has successfully foiled two bovine smuggling attempts in the jurisdiction of Police Station Ghagwal and rescued 14 bovines from the clutches of bovine smugglers. The vehicles Tata- 407 and a Passenger Bus have been seized which were being used by bovine smugglers for illegal transportation of bovines.
Acting on information received from reliable sources, a Police party of Police Station Ghagwal has successfully intercepted a passenger bus bearing registration No. JK02CN-9009 near FCI Chowk Suandha Jatwal and during checking, six bovines were found inside the bus which were being transported illegally in a cruel manner. Police has rescued the bovines and shifted them to a safer place. Due to the ongoing efforts of Samba Police to combat bovine smuggling in the district, bovine smugglers are now resorting to new modus operandi, uses Passenger Bus this time in an attempt to evade detection.
A case FIR No.113/2025 u/s 223 BNS, 11 PCA Act has been registered at Police Station Ghagwal and investigation started.
In another incident, a Police team of Police Station Ghagwal while performing vehicle checking duty at naka NHW Tapyal, signaled to stop a Tata-407 bearing registration No. JK02CS-2696 for checking. But the driver of the vehicle accelerated the speed and hit the vehicle with naka road barrier causing damage to it. The alert cops pursued and successfully intercepted the vehicle near Jatwal. During checking, eight bovines were found inside the vehicle which were tied in a cruel manner and were being transported illegally without any valid permission.
A case FIR No. 112/2025 u/s 223 BNS, 11 PCA Act, 3 PDPP Act has been registered at Police Station Ghagwal and investigation started.