Dibrugarh: A luxury car carrying one cattle has been vandalised by local youths at Khamti ghat area of Dibrugarh on Sunday.
The luxury car bearing registration no (AS-23H-0712) was vandalised by the local youths who chased the car from the Nigam Panchali area to Khamti ghat.
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“The youths who were in a motorbike saw that some people had lifted one cattle from Nigam Panchali area into the car. They chased the car up to the Khamti ghat area. The cattle lifters left the car and ran away,” said a source.
The youths made a video of the incident and later posted it on social media where it was seen that a cattle was placed in the back seat of the car.
Later it was found that the number plate of the vehicle was fake.
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“The cattle lifters are now using small luxury cars instead of big vehicles. In most cases, they lift the cattle from the roadside. They target stray cattle. Recently, many cattle from the Jokai area have been lifted by the cattle thieves during the night hours,” said a local resident of Khamti ghat.
The vehicle and the cattle have been handed over to police.
Locals said despite the enactment of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act of 2021, cattle smuggling is rampant in upper Assam.
The Assam Cattle Preservation Act of 2021, enacted to safeguard the bovine population, strictly prohibits the slaughter of cows, and calves and the sale of beef in the state.
“The cattle smugglers lift most of the cattle from the Bogibeel area during night hours and force the cattle in their small vehicle and take them to the market for slaughter. Many organizations are involved in this racket which has become a thriving business to earn money,” said a member of a local NGO.