Khurda, Aug. 28 -- Is Odisha government zeroing in on any measures to tackle the illegal trade of cattle by the inter-state mafia? Amid numerous reports of cattle trafficking, a CCTV footage of a filling station in Kudiari area of Jatni in Khurda district showing some people lifting a cattle on to a pick up van has alarmed the locals as well as people in other districts.
The incident which has been captured by the CCTV reportedly happened late night at around 2 am. Much to the distress of the cattle owners, it is being said that every night around 4-5 cattle go missing. Reports further claimed that the miscreants involved in the illegal trade earn something between Rs 3000-5000 per cattle, thereby making huge money out of it.
The helpless...