PRAYAGRAJ, June 7 -- : In a joint operation carried out by the Naini Police and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Trans Yamuna on the eve of Id-ul-Zuha, a gang involved in cow smuggling was busted on Friday. Police arrested seven people, including five men and two women. The team recovered heads of 15 calves, 11 cattle, one loader truck, two scooters, and several tools used in the crime.

The arrested have been identified as Mohd Asif, Mohd Salim, Yasif alias Hasib, Mohd Adil, Shabiha alias Shamima, Arsala (daughter of Mohd Ibrahim) all from Pura Fateh Mohammad locality under Naini police station and Mohd Sameer from Konar village in Prayagraj.

Police also found a large quantity of meat, 13 knives, four iron choppers, one axe with an...