Ggm: 'Cow smuggler' held after 7km chase

A 28-year-old alleged cow smuggler was arrested and 28 cows and bulls were recovered from a truck on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) near Bilaspur on Tuesday, police officers said.

- Leena Dhankhar

According to a complaint filed by Ashok Kumar, a resident of Pukharpur village and a member of a cow vigilante team, he received information around 3am on Tuesday that a truck would travel to Mewat via KMP from Badli in Uttar Pradesh, in which cows would be ferried to slaughter houses.

After receiving the information, sub-inspector Krishan Kumar of the district cow protection task force, Ashok Kumar and others reached KMP. Soon a truck was seen coming and it was signalled to stop, but it did not comply with the instructions. The cow vigilantes and the police chased the vehicle for over 7km, even as the suspects fired at the officers.