NAVI MUMBAI: Animal activists rescued 14 out of a total 34 bullocks from being illegally slaughtered on Tuesday. The animals had been ordered safe custody by a court recently. The 34 bullocks were rescued at Padgha in Thane-Rural area early on Tuesday while they were being smuggled from Dhule to Deonar in Mumbai by road.
Thane Rural police has arrested three persons and are also taking further steps against a Mumbai based butcher who violated the order of JMFC court in Sinnar to take 14 of the bullocks for slaughter.
PFA activist Chetan Sharma told TOI: We had received a specific tip-off that the 34 bullocks were being transported in three tempos forslaughtering. Most of the cattle has almost fainted at the time of rescue as they were badly cramped in the vehicles for the long, arduous journey to the abattoir.''
The police team led by Padgha senior inspector Kishore Pasalkar and sub-inspector Sneha Mehtar successfully intercepted the tempos with the live cargo and arrested three persons on the spot.The deputy superintendent of police (DySP) Thane-Rural Shrinivas Ghadge stated: This is a commendable raid and rescue of 34 large animals in our jurisdiction. We have confirmed that 14 of the bullocks were ordered legal protection by the court in Sinnar, near Nashik. Hence, the butcher now faces contempt of court proceedings.''
Sharma added that the Govandi based butcher, Mohammed Pasha, had earlier stated in the Sinnar court that he will take care of the 14 bullocks and produce them in front of the court whenever ordered.
A Sinnar based activist, VikasGunjal, had intercepted these 14 bullocks on August 16 this year while there were being taken for slaughtering.
The lawyer of PFA, Ambika Hiranandani, commented: Any person who commercially exploits animals - be it a butcher or a Victoria horse owner - cannot be trusted with the safe custody of animals. So, I appeal to our honourable courts to allow rescued cattle to be given to activists instead, so that they cannot be again sent for slaughter, as is seen in the Padgha case now.''
The rescued cattle have now been sent to a cow shelter at Bhiwandi.
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