On October 10, in Pune, Gaurakshaks rescued two cows from the clutches of cow smugglers who have been en path to a slaughterhouse within the metropolis. Following a criticism filed by Gorakshak Upendra Balkavde, Iqbal Alam and two different smugglers have been apprehended in reference to this incident.
In one other incidence throughout the Pune district, on October 9, authorities seized cow meat from a automobile in Manchar.
Upendra Mahadev Balkawade, a 32-year-old worker at Hyundai Company in Pune, has been serving because the Pune district president of the All India Krishi Go Seva Sangh for the previous two years.
Balkavde acknowledged in his criticism, “On the 9th of October, 2023, at approximately 9:30 PM, I received a call from my fellow Gaurakshak. He informed me that two cows were being transported to Kondhwa, Pune, for slaughter in a Motor Tempo Vehicle with license plate number MH 12 QW 5747, originating from Rajaram Bridge, Pune. In response, my Gaurakshak colleagues, including Suraj Suresh Bandal, Ganesh Dattatray Sutar, Manish Mahadev Chavan, and I, embarked on a mission in motor car number MH 12 OT 1400, stationed at Dandekar Bridge. We intercepted the vehicle along the road leading to Swargate.”
He went on to say, “On the 9th of October, 2023, at approximately 11:45 pm, we observed the motor tempo heading towards Saaras Bagh, and promptly gave chase in our car. We signaled for the tempo driver to halt, but he persisted without stopping, proceeding past Savarkar Chowk, Mitra Mandal Chowk, Laxmi Narayan Chowk, and Diasplot Chowk.”
In his filed criticism, Upendra Balkavde supplemented, “Given the driver’s refusal to stop, I positioned my car in front of his vehicle at Golden Bakery Diasplot Gultekdi Pune around 00:05 am. All of us disembarked and inspected the tempo. The back of the tempo was concealed with green tarpaulin sheets. Upon removing the tarpaulin sheet, we found two live cows, one white and one black-and-white. I immediately contacted the police control room and summoned them to the location. Upon their arrival, we, along with the police, took custody of the tempo and proceeded to the Swargate police station in Pune.”
The three apprehended people have been recognized as Iqbal Alam (22 years outdated, residing in Ghorpadi village, Pune), Rahim Ismail Shaikh (32 years outdated), and Deepak Lallan Singh Thakur (30 years outdated). During the questioning, Rahim Shaikh disclosed that the cows had been procured from Sanjay Pawar, a resident of Pandit Jawahar Lal Colony located at Canal Road, behind Dasbhuja Ganapati Mandir on Karve Road in Pune.
A case pertaining to this matter has been lodged at Swargate police station, citing sections 5 and 9(A) of the Maharashtra Animal Protection Act of 1976, together with sections 11(1)D, 11(1)E, and 11(1)I of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960. The Gaurakshaks, in collaboration with the police, transported the cows to a neighborhood Jain Hindu Gaushala in Pune.
Upendra Balkavde, a devoted Hindu activist, acknowledged, “We, the Gaurakshaks, maintain an active presence in and around Pune city. The individuals involved in this case have been apprehended by the police and will face legal repercussions. We exert our utmost effort with the resources available to us. The smugglers were en route to Kondhwa. It’s worth noting that the Kondhwa area in Pune has become a known hiding spot for individuals associated with extremist activities. Recently, the NIA conducted operations and apprehended a few such individuals residing there. Additionally, slaughterhouses are also located in the same Kondhwa vicinity.”
Upendra Balkavde additional added, “In this case, Sanjay Pawar, mentioned as the source of supply for these smugglers, has been apprehended in two similar incidents prior to this one. He has demonstrated a pattern of repeat offenses. While many cow smugglers transport their cargo to the Mumbai area, our group exerts substantial effort in and around Pune city to deter cow slaughter and safeguard Gaumata and Dharma.”
The incident was dropped at consideration within the early hours of October 9, when 405 kg of beef was found in a four-wheeler concerned in an accident on Pune-Nashik Highway Road at Bhorwadi, throughout the jurisdiction of Manchar police station. A case has been filed in opposition to the unidentified driver, who’s presently at giant, and the nameless proprietor of the automobile.
Around 3:50 am on October 9, an unidentified particular person was working a Ritz automotive, registered below MH06AZ7781, at a excessive velocity on the Pune-Nashik Highway. This automobile collided with a pickup truck, bearing license plate MH14KQ7339, belonging to Akshay Shankar Thorat, a resident of Manchar Pimpalgaon within the Ambegaon taluka, from behind.
Partially lower organs and flesh of cattle weighing 405 kg price Rs 81,000 have been discovered within the automotive. The driver of the automotive escaped from the spot. A case has been registered in opposition to the motive force and proprietor of the automotive below sections 279 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code, sections 184,134 (A)( B), and 177 of the Motor Vehicle Act, Sections 5, 5(c), and 9(a) of Maharashtra Animal Protection Amendment Act 1995, and part 11 of Indian Animal Protection Act.
