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Jammu Cattle Smuggling Attack Injures 3, 17 Booked in FIR
Some people were driving cows in a part of India called Jammu.
They were taking the animals from one place to another.
While they were on the road, another group of people stopped their vehicle.
The group shouted at them and hit them with sticks.
Three people got hurt, and one of them was hurt very badly.
The people driving the cows said the animals had been given to them to look after.
The people who stopped them said they suspected the cows were being smuggled, which is against the law.
The police made an official report naming 17 people in connection with the attack.
Some people nearby say the attackers belong to a group that watches over cows, but police say they are still investigating.
Three people were injured, one seriously, after an alleged attack over suspicion of cattle smuggling in Jammu's Ramban.
An FIR has been registered and names 17 people.
The attack happened on the evening of August 4 as Shakeel Ahmed and his three employees — Gafoor, Altaf and Fika — drove 17 bovines from Ramban's Kariya Post to Maitra Govindpura.
Shakeel Ahmed's complaint says the vehicle was stopped at Bilawat village, where the group was wrongfully restrained, abused, assaulted and beaten with sticks.
Locals claim the assailants were part of a cow vigilante group, but police say this is still under investigation.
- Who
- Shakeel Ahmed and his three employees — Gafoor, Altaf and Fika — were the victims; 17 people are named in the FIR.
- What
- An attack with sticks over suspicion of cattle smuggling in which three people were injured, one seriously, and an FIR was filed against 17 people.
- Where
- Bilawat village, in Jammu's Ramban area.
- When
- Evening of August 4.
- Why
- The group was stopped on suspicion of cattle smuggling; locals claim a cow vigilante group was involved, but police say this is still under investigation.
Victims & Locals
Police & Suspected Attackers
Cow vigilante group involvement
Victims & Locals
Locals claim the assailants were part of a cow vigilante group.
Police & Suspected Attackers
Police say the identity of the attackers is still under investigation.
Nature of the cattle transport
Victims & Locals
Shakeel Ahmed says the 17 bovines had been entrusted to him and the group was wrongfully restrained, abused and beaten with sticks.
Police & Suspected Attackers
The attackers reportedly acted on suspicion of cattle smuggling, suggesting they believed the animals were being moved illegally.
Key facts
- Incident
- Assault over suspected cattle smuggling
- Date
- August 4 (evening)
- Location
- Bilawat village, Ramban, Jammu
- Injured
- 3 (one seriously)
- People named in FIR
- 17
- Victims
- Shakeel Ahmed and employees Gafoor, Altaf, Fika
- Cattle involved
- 17 bovines
- Route
- Kariya Post to Maitra Govindpura
Sources
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