CURATED BY – SUSHIL SONI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Anuppur, dated 29.9.2024, information was received from an informer that cattle were being loaded and transported in a pickup vehicle in Kotma behind St. Joseph School. Police staff along with them conducted a raid at the spot. On asking the name and address of the driver of pickup vehicle no. UP12 -CT- 1746, he told his name as Om Prakash Panika, father Raju Panika, age 21 years, resident of ward no. 4, Kotma. On asking about the goods loaded in pickup vehicle no. UP12 -CT- 1746, he told that 05 buffaloes and heifers were loaded for which there were no documents for transportation. The vehicle owner told that it belonged to Ballu Khan. He contacted Dullu Khan resident of Lahsui village and Lakhan Sahu resident of Garhi and Ramkumar Sahu resident of Chulha and they had collected the cattle. On asking them to load them, he told that they were loading and transporting the said pickup vehicle. The cattle seized from the pickup truck, worth a total of Rs 10 lakh, have been kept in a Kanj house for safety. A case has been registered against the accused drivers Om Prakash Panika, Ballu Khan, Dullu Khan, Lakhan Sahu and Ramkumar Sahu under sections 4,6 (a) 10 of the Madhya Pradesh Farmer Animal Protection Act and sections 11g, e, f of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, and the investigation is underway. Apart from the driver, all the accused are absconding. In this action, station in-charge Sundaresh Singh, assistant sub-inspector Brijesh Pandey, constables Abhay Tripathi, Chakradhar Tiwari, Sanjay Dwivedi, Dinesh Kirade and cyber cell constable Pankaj Mishra played a significant role.