Cow stolen for alleged slaughter

Udupi: A case of cattle theft with the alleged intent of slaughter was reported from Kalavara village in Kundapur taluk. The complainant, Manohar,33, from Kalavara village, stated that he let his cattle out to graze on the morning of July 27. Later, two of the cows did not return home. On Monday morning, around 8 am, one cow returned home, but the other remained missing. Despite an extensive search in the surrounding areas and forest, the cow could not be found.Subsequently, on the evening of the same day, the complainant reviewed CCTV footage from the Nandikeshwara Bakery at Kalavara Junction. The footage showed the two cows resting beside the bakery. Around 5 am on Monday, two individuals were seen feeding something to one of the cows, forcefully grabbing its horn, and tying its legs. They then appeared to cruelly load the cow into a vehicle with the intention of slaughter, he stated in the complaint.The stolen animal was a five-year-old brown cow, valued at approximately Rs 5,000. Based on this, a case was registered at Kundapur Rural police station under Section 303(2) of the BNS, Sections 4, 5, and 12 of the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, and Section 11(1)(d) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.