Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Puttur, Oct 5: Puttur Rural police have arrested a 52-year-old man in connection with the alleged illegal transportation of 11 cattle to Kerala without the required permits.
The arrested accused has been identified as Shivaprasad (52), a resident of Aryapu, Puttur. Police said he had allegedly sold the cattle without the necessary permits.
The incident came to light in the early hours of October 5, after Puttur Rural police station sub-inspector Sushma G Bhandary received information that cattle were being illegally transported to Kerala in a pickup vehicle.
Acting on the information, she and police personnel intercepted a pickup vehicle bearing registration number KA-19-AF-8558 at Biliyurkatte in Balnad village, Puttur.
When police stopped the vehicle, the driver and another person travelling in it fled from the spot. On inspecting the vehicle, police found 11 cattle packed inside in a cruel manner.
Police confirmed that the cattle were being transported to Kerala without any licence or permit, allegedly with the intention of slaughtering them and selling the meat.
In connection with the incident, Puttur Rural police have registered a case under Crime No. 125/2026, invoking Sections 4, 6, 7 and 12 of the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 2020, and Section 11(d) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
The case is under investigation.