In Palghar, an ensemble of people purportedly assailed a police contingent because it thwarted an endeavor to clandestinely transport bovines for abattoir functions in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, in line with legislation enforcement on Tuesday. This altercation transpired at Dharanpada in Jawhar through the early hours of Monday, as per District Superintendent of Police Balasaheb Patil.

A judicial criticism has been lodged towards seven people beneath sections 307 (tried murder), 353 (assault or legal power to hinder a public servant within the execution of obligation), and different pertinent stipulations of the Indian Penal Code, alongside the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, he elaborated.

Three suspects have been detained, and a manhunt has been initiated for the remaining culprits, the official said. A police patrol unit had been tipped off concerning the intention to load cows onto a car for slaughter from an area orchard, he revealed.

Upon scouring the neighborhood, the unit found the suspects hid in a hillock, the official recounted. The suspects allegedly hurled stones on the police through the ensuing pursuit, with one particular person making an attempt to assault an officer with a sickle, he added.

The staff efficiently apprehended Soheb Khan Khalil Khan (26) and Sheikh Shabir Sheikh (22), each hailing from Malegaon in Nashik, together with Sumit Lazarus Kharat (32) of Ahmednagar district, the official conveyed. The detainees confessed their intentions of transporting the cows to Malegaon for Eid-ul-Azha slaughtering, he famous. The authorities retrieved six cows and 5 calves from the suspects and transferred them to a bovine sanctuary, he concluded.