Cattle smuggling racket busted in Odisha, three arrested
Police in Odisha’s Malkangiri district police on Tuesday rescued 31 cattle which were being illegally transported to slaughterhouses in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
A man was on Monday, 12 February, apprehended while trying to climb the wall of Bhisiana Air force station here, police said.
The accused has been identified as Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, Bathinda Superintendent of Police (Investigation) Swarn Singh said.
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“He was caught while trying to climb the wall of the air force station,” Singh said, adding the accused was later handed over to the police.
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“Rajesh was booked under the relevant sections of the IPC and the Official Secrets Act,” the SP said.
He will be questioned for his motive behind his attempt, he added.
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