The Special Task Force of Assam apprehended two persons allegedly involved in cattle smuggling along the Assam-Meghalaya border, officials said on Wednesday.
Based on secret information, the police team of the Jorabat police outpost on Thursday night intercepted two four-wheelers at the Jorabat area along the Assam-Meghalaya border.
Two alleged Bangladeshi cattle smugglers were shot dead by the BSF in Kaimari in Coochbehar in West Bengal on Wednesday after they adopted an "aggressive posture" in their attempt to "smuggle cattle heads", despite repeated verbal warnings.
Illegal cattle trade is rampant in the state and Assam Police has been going hard against cattle smugglers and has strengthened its vigilance mechanism.
Murshidapur (West Bengal) [India], October 15 (ANI): A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan went missing after falling into the Bhagirathi river while chasing cattle smugglers in Murshidabad district on Thursday.
Nagaon (Assam) [India], September 30 (ANI): Assam police arrested four cattle smugglers and rescued nine cattle heads in Borghat area of Nagaon district, an official said Friday.
Nagaon (Assam) [India], May 14 (ANI): Assam Police on Friday arrested nine people for allegedly smuggling cattle from Dhemaji to Nagaon and from Nagaon to Shillong.
Nagaon (Assam) [India], April 22 (ANI): Nagaon police arrested two cattle smugglers and recovered 24 cattle heads from their possession on Thursday in Assam's Nagaon.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 19 (ANI): Two cattle smugglers with links to terror money were killed in an ambush by suspected terrorists in the wee hours on Tuesday in Kokhrajhar's Gossaigoan subdivision, Assam police sources said.