Thane: Four booked for transporting cattle under inhumane conditions

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An offence has been registered against four persons for allegedly transporting cattle under inhumane conditions in a truck in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Saturday.

A patrolling team of the police spotted a truck loaded with buffalos near Dapoda village on Mumbai-Nashik Highway in the early hours of Friday, an official from Narpoli police station said.

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At least 25 buffalos were found packed inside and tied so that they are unable to move, he said.

The accused did not have a permit to transport animals, the official said, adding that one of the accused was caught, while three others managed to escape the scene.

A case under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and Motor Vehicles Act has been registered and no arrests have been made, he said.

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