88 cattle being smuggled to WB rescued in Odisha; 2 arrested

Nayagarh:  Busting a cattle trafficking  racket, police detained seven trucks and two  pickup vans carrying 88 cattle near Kantilo area of Khandapada in Nayagarh district today.

The cops also arrested two personsand interrogating them in  this connection.

Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a raid and detained the vehicles near Kantilo while they were illegally smuggling the cattle to West Bengal.

Earlier this month, police had seized two pickup vans and rescued 25 cattle in Sultan Nagar locality under Choudwar Municipality in Cuttack district. The cops had also detained a few youth in this connection.

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