Three persons were arrested for cattle smuggling by a team of the East Guwahati Police Department (EGPD) from Jorabat in separate operations today.
The operations were conducted based on specific information of illegal cattle smuggling. The police intercepted the two trucks at Jorabat and seized a total of 40 cattle from them.
Police informed that the accused could not provide any proper documents.
The three persons have been identified as Asabul Ali (29), a resident of Kathuri, Surender Lohar (26), a resident of Samuguri, and Ali Ansari (21), hailing from Ulani.
Police said that the trucks were headed towards Meghalaya when they were stopped near Jorabat. One of the trucks had a Guwahati registration while the other had a Sivasagar registration.
Legal proceedings have been initiated against the three and they are being questioned for further information.
