Thursday, October 10, 2013

Mangalore: Five transporting cattle chased, thrashed by public

Mangalore: Five transporting cattle chased, thrashed by public


October 10, 2013
Ashwin Shulapaksha 6, Kaliyug Varsha 5115
Mangalore : Five persons who were allegedly transporting cattle illegally were on Wednesday October 9 caught by the locals and beaten up. The incident occured near Kudupu Temple.
It is said that the five were travelling in a lorry, when they hit a bike near Kudupu Temple. The bike rider who was injured was taken to hospital, while the lorry sped away.
Angered by the incident, the locals chased the lorry. The driver lost control and the lorry fell by the side of the road near Kumbashri hall near Kudupu Katte. On checking the lorry, the locals found 20 cattle inside.
The five who were in the lorry were then thrashed by the public.
It is said that they were transporting cattle from some place in north Karnataka. The lorry bears Udupi registration.
Sources said that the lorry was covered in tyre tubes and paddy chaff, under which the cattle were concealed.
The five persons, three of them identified as Abdul Rehman, Sameer and Haneef, were admitted to Wenlock hospital. One of them is said to be serious. All the five are said to be from Mangalore.
Kankanady rural police arrived on the spot. The bike rider who was injured has been identified as Santosh.
Source : Daijiworld

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