Archive · 24 Aug 2026
40-Kilometre Chase Ends in Cattle Theft Gang Arrests
Police in Yadgir arrested six people suspected of stealing cattle.
The police said the group had been taking animals from villages for about two years.
They allegedly used sedative injections to make the cattle easier to move.
The group reportedly carried the animals in a black Scorpio vehicle.
After another alleged theft, police chased the vehicle.
Officers blocked the road with a JCB and a tractor near Yeragol.
The Scorpio crashed into the JCB, and the suspects suffered minor injuries.
Police are now checking whether the group was connected to other thefts, traders, and slaughterhouses.
Yadgir police arrested six alleged members of an inter-state cattle theft gang.
Police said the gang had troubled farmers across Yadgir district for about two years.
The suspects allegedly sedated cattle, loaded them into a black Scorpio, and transported them for sale to slaughterhouses.
Police chased the vehicle for about 40 kilometres and blocked its route near Yeragol using a JCB and tractor.
The Scorpio crashed into the JCB, after which police arrested all six suspects and began investigating wider network links.
- Who
- Yadgir police arrested six alleged gang members: Samoon, Anib, Irshad, Nafees and Azeem from Haryana, and Nitin from Rajasthan.
- What
- Police arrested the suspects after a chase linked to alleged cattle thefts and seized the fleeing Scorpio vehicle after it crashed into a roadblock.
- When
- The gang was allegedly active for about two years; the latest chase followed another alleged cattle theft.
- Where
- The operation involved Wadgera and Yadgir Rural police stations and ended near Yeragol in Yadgir taluk, Karnataka.
- Why
- Police allege that cattle were stolen from villages, transported to slaughterhouses for sale, and possibly moved through links with traders in neighbouring states.
- Arrests
- Six alleged gang members were taken into custody.
- Reported cases
- More than 10 cattle theft cases had been registered at various police stations, including Wadgera.
- Alleged method
- Police said the suspects used sedative injections before loading cattle into a vehicle.
- Vehicle
- A black Scorpio was allegedly used to transport the cattle and flee from police.
- Roadblock
- Police placed a JCB and a tractor across the road near Yeragol.
- Crash outcome
- The Scorpio was severely damaged, while the suspects sustained minor injuries.
- Investigation
- Police are checking alleged links to cattle traders, slaughterhouses, and other theft cases.