Surankot Police Seize Livestock in Major Operation, File Three FIRs
Surankot police intercepted vehicles transporting livestock without permits, filing three FIRs as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal transport.
Surankot, November 1 (Daily Kiran) : Surankot police conducted a significant operation against the illegal transportation of livestock, resulting in the interception of three vehicles on October 30 and 31, 2026. During routine checks, officers discovered a total of 12 cattle being transported without the necessary permits from the district magistrate.
On October 30, police teams stopped two Tata mobile vehicles. Upon inspection, they found ten cattle loaded in the vehicles. The drivers were charged under Section 223 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, leading to the registration of FIRs at Surankot police station.
The following day, another Tata mobile vehicle was halted, revealing two more cattle being transported without the required permissions. An FIR was filed under the same IPC section, and investigations into all three cases have commenced.
In a separate operation on October 31, police in Anantnag seized two residential properties valued at approximately ₹2.5 crore under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The first property, a two-story house worth around ₹1 crore, belonged to Abdul Rashid Bhat, son of Asadullah Bhat from Shitipura. This seizure was made under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act.
Additionally, a second property valued at ₹1.5 crore, owned by Mohammad Yousuf alias Shabbir Ahmed from Frastwar, was also confiscated under related provisions of the NDPS Act. These operations were conducted under the supervision of the SDPO Pahalgam, with local officials present.
