BSF thwarts cattle smuggling bid to B’desh, nabs 6 in West Garo Hills

Shillong: BSF (Meghalaya Frontier), which is tasked with manning the 444km stretch of India-Bangladesh border that the state shares with the neighbouring country, has been thwarting attempts at smuggling of cattle and various other items regularly, the latest such operation having been conducted on Wednesday.A BSF spokesperson said 69 cattle heads, which were meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh and loaded in four pick-up vehicles, were rescued by vigilant troops of the paramilitary force and six Indian nationals were apprehended at the international border in West Garo Hills district.The operation was carried out jointly by BSF Meghalaya and the state police near the border village of Dalu. The seized cattle and apprehended persons were handed over to the police station at Dalu for further legal action.

SC grants bail to TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case

The Supreme Court granted bail to TMC leader Anubrata Mondal, arrested by the CBI for cattle smuggling. Justices Bela M Trivedi and S C Sharma noted the trial would take time and Mondal has been jailed for two years. Mondal must cooperate in the investigation and surrender his passport while out on bail.

NCB thwarts bid to smuggle stimulant drug to Sri Lanka

NCB officials apprehended three individuals and confiscated Rs 70 crore worth of methamphetamine intended for smuggling to Sri Lanka. The arrests occurred after a tip-off led to Bysul Rahman, revealing further involvement by Mansoor and Ibrahim. An additional search uncovered more drugs. The trio sourced the methamphetamine from Manipur. They are currently in judicial custody.

Stray cattle kills woman in Haryana's Kurukshetra

In Kurukshetra, a 65-year-old woman named Gurpreet Kaur died after being attacked by a stray cow outside her home in Patel Nagar. The animal continued its assault even after she fell. Despite efforts from her family and neighbors to drive the cow away, Kaur succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.

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