A CORRESPONDENT
JAMUGURIHAT: Sensation continues to prevail in and around the Greater Sootea area due to consecutive cattle head theft cases that took place on Friday and Saturday night. According to information, a cow was stolen from the cowshed of one Apurba Bora, a resident of Khanaguri under Sootea PS on Friday night. Similarly, one bullock was stolen from the cowshed of one Rati Kalita, a resident of Bara Bhuyan Village on Saturday night.
It is worth mentioning that cases of cattle head smuggling, goat theft, chain snatching, drug peddling, etc. are on the rise in and out of the Greater Sootea area. Sootea Police have apprehended many drug peddlers, cattle smugglers so far. But the numbers of anti-social activities are yet to be brought under control.
The victim families alleged that some slaughter houses are active in the northern part of Sootea which supply beef and other slaughtered meat to Sootea, Jamugurihat, Biswanath Chariali, and to Tezpur. The victims further alleged that due to active slaughter houses, the cattle smugglers manage to sell and supply beef or slaughtered meat in the adjoining areas. Until and unless the butcher shops are brought under control, the cases of cattle head smuggling would not be brought under control, said one of the victims. The conscious people have urged the district administration and the police administration as well to take up the issue seriously.
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