Mangalore: Public thrash suspected cattle smugglers

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Dec 30, 2012: A Scorpio vehicle which was travelling in high speed was intercepted near the Besant College in Mangalore on December 30, Sunday and the two youth in the vehicle beaten up black and blue by the public, following suspicion that they had planned to smuggle cattle in their vehicle.

According to reports, the police had tried to intercept the speeding vehicle near Nantur, but in vain and had therefore passed on the information to the control room.

 

 

Though the vehicle was intercepted near Besant College, even before the cops could apprehend the youth, the latter were thrashed by the public. The angry mob even damaged the vehicle. That the rear seats of the vehicle had been removed further substantiated doubts that the duo had planned to smuggle cattle. Even ropes and two rods were found.

The duo namely Basheer(22) and Sattar(23) have been detained by the Kadri police. There is a suspicion that the duo was once earlier  caught while  smuggling cattle and that one of them was released on bail just recently.

Kadri police are investigating the case.