Ludhiana, June 30 -- In a case of animal cruelty, Sahnewal police has arrested two individuals hailing from Jammu and Kashmir for illegally transporting 386 sheep from the Gazipur Bakra Mandi, Delhi, in a severely inhumane manner. The animals were being transported to a slaughterhouse in Jammu.

The accused, identified as Manjoor Muhammad and Shauqat Ahmed Thakur, were caught near Jugiana village on GT Road while driving two overloaded trucks laden with sheep, more than the vehicles' capacity. Police said that the animals were found crammed inside, with no space to move, leaving many of them injured and visibly unwell.

Notably, the incident came to light when Mani Singh, president of NGO 'Help for Animals' and his colleague Ankit Jain, f...