Jorabat, Assam police carried out an operation in Assam’s Jorabat early on Tuesday morning during which they were able to intercept three trucks transporting cattles illegally.
According to officials, two of the vehicles were headed to Byrnihat and were coming in from Assam’s Numaligarh and Bokakhat. Another vehicle was coming in from Rupahi in the Nagaon district of Assam.
The intercepted vehicles included two trucks and a pickup vehicle. The trucks had registration numbers AS 23 CC 0304 and NL 02 K 2695, while the pickup vehicle had registration number AS 01 OC 5717.
As per initial reports, the operation was carried out on national highway 37 at Jorabat which falls under the Kamrup metropolitan district of Assam.
During the operation, Assam police managed to rescue as many as 78 cattles, while apprehending four people in connection with the matter. Three of those detained were identified as Farooq Abdulla, Abibur Islam, and Ashiqul Islam, while the identity of the fourth was not immediately established.