Three held for stealing cattle from cow shelter in Maharashtra

By PTI

PALGHAR: Three individuals have been arrested for allegedly stealing buffaloes from a shelter at Vasai in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police stated on Sunday.

The buffaloes have been stolen from the Aryavarth Gaushala positioned close to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple within the Pelhar space on April 6, police stated in a launch.

Police additionally seized a small truck value Rs 2 lakh from the accused trio- Muzzamel Noor Mohammad Qureshi, Mustafa Istakaruddin and Azhar Sanawat Sheikh.

They have been booked underneath numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Wildlife Protection Act.