Patna: 5 cows dead, 10 others injured after truck turns turtle in Sasaram

The alleged smugglers who hailed from UP had loaded the cows at Khurmabad in Rohtas and were going to West Bengal

Five cows died while 10 others were injured after the truck, they were travelling in turned turtle on GT road in Patna’s Sasaram area on Tuesday.

Cow slaughter and smuggling is banned in Bihar according to a 1955 Act. (File image)

According to locals, the cows were being smuggled. They even caught a person named Dipak Kumar and handed him over to the police.

Police rescued the injured cows who are being treated with the help of the animal husbandry department, Sasaram Mufassil sub inspector Vikrama Kumar said.

The alleged smugglers who hailed from UP had loaded the cows at Khurmabad in Rohtas and were going to West Bengal.

Police registered a case under provisions of prevention of cruelty to animals act against the truck owner, driver, cleaner and smugglers and are also conducting raids for their arrest, Kumar said.

Cow slaughter and smuggling is banned in Bihar according to a 1955 Act.