22 cattle seized

SHILLONG, OCT 16: The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 22 cattle worth Rs 4 lakh from the Indo-Bangla international border in East Khasi Hills District and East Jaintia Hills District.

During a special operation party, the BSF troops recovered 12 cattle worth more than 2.5 lakh from Nayabazar in the district. These cattle were being smuggled from the state to Bangladesh.

According to BSF officials, attempts by smugglers to smuggle cattle from the unfenced area have been foiled due to the alertness of the BSF.

They said due to this, the smugglers now have are trying to smuggle cattle through fenced area by breaching the Indo-Bangladesh Border Fence at the several instances.

In another incident, the BSF troops deployed at Kuliang, East Jaintia Hills seized 10 cattle (including six buffalos) worth more than Rs 1.5 lakh while being smuggled to Bangladesh.

The BSF troops have countered the smugglers very effectively and none of their nefarious designs or mischievous adventures were allowed to succeed.

The BSF has taken a series of measures to curb cattle smuggling along the border.

Meanwhile, a total of 121 cattle and contraband items worth Rs 23 lakh have been seized by the BSF during the last week from different border areas.

All the seized items handed over to concerned department for further legal action.

By Our Reporter