Police on Saturday recovered nine Indian cows, each with an estimated worth of Tk 2 lakhs ahead of Eid ul Azha, from a smuggler’s residence near the border in Panchagarh. The smuggler himself however managed to flee.
The cows were recovered from a smuggler named Mamun’s house in Abulpara village of Amarkhana border area in Sadar upazila.
Tipped off, a team of Panchagarh sadar police conducted a drive at the address and recovered the cows, but Mamun fled sensing the presence of police.
Officer-in-Charge of Panchagarh Sadar police station Abu Akkas Ahmed said the cows are currently being kept at the police station, but and will be auctioned later.
A case will be filed in this regard, he said.
Source: United News of Bangladesh