Yesterday while travelling to Tripura High Court, Agartala had seen a vehicle cruelly transporting several cattle. Reported on 112, gave them the location. Noone arrived. Video taped the vehicle. It went to a colony behind Bishalgarh Masjid, Routhkhola, Tripura.
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At Routhkhola, saw another vehicle bringing more cattle to the same spot, in a similar fashion. Informed the SP, Bishalgarh and then went to the Bishalgarh PS and gave them information, requested action.
Came back to the spot with the police where more cattle were being hoarded stealthily. Have been told that this is a hoarding area from where cattle are subsequently smuggled across the Indo-Bangladesh border (about 10 km) from the spot.
Here, requested police to seize the cattle that were brought in the vehicles (about 20 in all). Within such time, saw about 3-4 persons instigating and gathering a mob of about 100 or more at the spot. The mob abused & assaulted us, asking us how dare we get police there.
This is what happened in the presence of police officers, because we reported illegal cattle transportation and hoarding for smuggling purposes, to the police.
An FIR has been registered, no arrests made.
Later informed that this is a dreaded colony - a Forest Officer, and a police officer have earlier been killed by goons in the same area, and that we must not go back there.
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Worked with @gaugyan here.
Not knowing their names, we sent still pictures to OC Bishalgarh of particular persons from the mob (whom we had seen going out to instigate and provoke others to join the attack). However, no arrests have been made.
The update is: Yesterday we got a call from the Investigating Officer telling us to go with him to the place of occurrence (PO) once again. Told him ready to go again, not scared,
and also, that we have already shown 4-5 officers the spot, shared videos and pictures.
Not a single cattle recovered till now out of the 20 seen by us. What is this little calf's fault??? Except that it is mute and can't speak for itself.
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