Mangalore, August 19: In yet another incidence of assault under the pretext of cow protection, a cattle trader and his two associates have been brutally beaten up by a gang in Kananjaru, under the Hiriyadka police station limits.
The gang of around 20 miscreants waylaid the vehicle in which the trio were transporting a cow and a male calf for raring. The injured have been identified as K.M. Umarabba (50), a resident of Kalathur village in Kaup, Ibrahim, (38), a resident of Chandragiri in Janatha colony in the same village and Ranjit (17), from Shirva.
Umarabba and Ibrahim have sustained grievous injuries during the attack and have been undergoing treatment at the District Hospital in Udupi while Ranjit has been discharged after being administered first aid at the hospital.
Umarabba, the cattle trader, had been returning home after purchasing a cow and a calf from Jagadish Shetty, from Kanajaru, when a team consisting of Suresh, Santhosh, Prakash and 17 others waylaid the vehicle near Church compound after chasing them in their Omni car and two wheelers. According to the complaint filed by Umarabba with the Hiriyadka police, the gang then assaulted him with lethal weapons.
After beating up Umarabba and Ibrahim black and blue, the gang dumped them near the church compound and fled the scene. The duo were shifted to the hospital by an ambulance, apparently summoned by the people who spotted the duo whining in pain. Umarabba was admitted to udupi district hospital while Ibrahim was admitted at the Karkala hospital. But, the relatives of Ibrahim shifted him to the Udupi district hospital on Wednesday evening.
Umarabba, speaking to 'Varthabharathi', has clarified that he had been a trader in cattle for the past 15 years and selling the cows to farmers in Shimoga, Thirthahalli and other places after purchasing them locally.
He also claimed that he had given an advance of Rs. 3,000 to Jaggu Shetty about a couple of weeks ago for purchase of a cow and a calf. As I was not well, I had been to his house this morning and was returning home with the animals, he said.
The gang also snatched about 15,000 Rs from their pocket and a mobile phone after threatening them by holding a talwar against their necks, Umarabba alleged.
Umarabba has sustained injuries on his right shoulder, back, legs, hand and groin. Ibrahim has been hit on his legs. He had been working with Umarabba for the last three years and was on the wheel when the incident took place.
Umarabba also said that only 7-8 people in the gang were involved in the assault while the rest gave them moral support. A case has been registered at the Hiriyadka police station in this regard.
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