Byndoor: 20-year-old man arrested for stealing stray cow in Kollur

Byndoor: 20-year-old man arrested for stealing stray cow in Kollur

Mangalore Today News Network

Byndoor, Oct 2, 2026: Kollur police have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the alleged theft of a stray cow, which was reportedly loaded into a car and driven away in the Kollur police station limits.

The incident reportedly occurred around 1.30 am on September 29, when unidentified persons arrived in a white Swift Dzire, allegedly dragged a stray cow from the roadside and loaded it into the vehicle.

The incident was captured on CCTV, and the footage later went viral on social media. Based on a complaint from local residents, Kollur police registered a case under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Section 11(1)(d) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, Sections 4, 5 and 12 of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, and relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.

Based on CCTV footage and other information, police traced the vehicle allegedly used in the offence and arrested the prime accused, Mohammed Sinan (20), a resident of Thotada Mane, Gulvadi Post, Kundapur. The vehicle allegedly used in the incident was also seized.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of Kundapur Deputy Superintendent of Police H.D. Kulkarni and the supervision of Byndoor Circle Inspector Shivakumar.

A special investigation team was formed under Kollur Police Sub-Inspector Vinay M. Korlahalli, comprising Head Constable Nagendra and constables Rudresh, Naveen Kumar, Vilas Rathod and Nagaraj.

The accused was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody. Police said two more persons were allegedly involved in the case and efforts were underway to trace and arrest them.

According to police, Mohammed Sinan is also allegedly involved in five other cattle theft cases registered at various police stations in the Kundapur subdivision.