Mangaluru: Vittal police registered a case against four persons for allegedly stealing and transporting a cow without a valid permit in Padekallu village of Kanyana, Bantwal, on the night of Nov 10.According to police, personnel on night checkpoint duty intercepted a pickup vehicle for inspection. They found a cow inside the vehicle, which was occupied by two men identified as OP Abdullah,45, and Subramanya,55, both residents of Karopady in Bantwal. On questioning, the two allegedly failed to produce any permit for transporting the animal. Police said their inquiry revealed that they were transporting the cow on the instructions of Usha S Shetty and Gurutej, who had arrived at the spot in a car.Police seized the pickup vehicle along with the cow and registered a case against Abdullah, Subramanya, Usha and Gurutej under Section 303(2) of the BNS.
