Goshala members launch hunger strike after thieves take away cow

Mangaluru, Apr 2: To exert pressure on police department to arrest cattle thieves, members of Amrutadhara Goshala in Kairangala in Bantwal taluk have launched a hunger.

Rajaram Bhat, who is the leading the hunger strike, which commenced yesterday, said that the cattle thieves have threatened to come again and rob more cows.

He said on the intervening night of Mach 29 and 30, three persons broke the lock of the cow shelter. When they tried to take away two cows, the goshala caretakers raised the alarm and rescued one cow. However, one cow was taken away by the three persons.

Mr Bhat said the accused persons had threatened him and other members of the goshala.

The jurisdictional Konaje police, who have registered the case, are searching for the accused involved in the incident.

Arrested

Meanwhile, the Anti-Rowdy Squad of South Sub Division arrested Ammemar Imran alias Kutta, 24, of Pudu village in Bantwal in connection with 25 cases of cattle theft in Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu districts. Commissioner of Police T.R. Suresh said the police were looking to see if Imran was involved in the theft of cattle from Amrutadhara Goshala also.

Among the 25 cattle theft cases that Imran has been named as accused include eight cases registered in Bantwal police station and three cases each registered in Mangaluru Rural Police station and Konaje Police station.