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In a multi-district crackdown connected organised cattle smuggling, Odisha’s Keonjhar constabulary connected Saturday (January 17, 2026) seized ₹1.40 crore successful currency on with a ample quantity of golden ornaments during simultaneous raids astatine 9 locations.
The coordinated cognition was launched to dismantle organised cattle smuggling networks operating crossed districts, pursuing a ailment registered astatine Daitari constabulary presumption nether Section 7 of the Odisha Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act.
“Our nonsubjective was to place and interruption the organised cattle commercialized operating successful antithetic parts of the State,” said Keonjhar Superintendent of Police Kusalkar Nitin Dagudu. “Raids were conducted astatine 46 identified locations linked to amerciable cattle proscription and smuggling networks successful Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts.”
Mr. Dagudu said 65 constabulary teams were constituted and deployed simultaneously crossed the 4 districts. “The teams targeted suspected hideouts, transit routes, conveyance parking points and premises of individuals believed to beryllium progressive successful cattle smuggling,” helium said.
The operation, led by 5 Deputy Superintendents of Police, progressive astir 18 constabulary platoons. The teams carried retired searches, verified documents, examined vehicles and questioned suspects linked to the amerciable question and commercialized of cattle.
“The absorption of the cognition was to disrupt the organised network, place cardinal operatives and stitchery grounds against those involved. The cognition was conducted peacefully and successful a disciplined mode with capable information arrangements,” the SP said.
According to the Keonjhar police, further probe is underway to hint backward and guardant linkages of the smuggling network, including financiers and imaginable interstate connections. “Strict ineligible enactment volition beryllium initiated against each those recovered involved, successful accordance with law. Similar enforcement drives volition proceed successful the coming days,” Mr. Dagudu said, appealing to the nationalist to stock credible accusation connected amerciable cattle smuggling.
Police sources said the highest azygous currency seizure of ₹60 lakh was made from Sheikh Rajan alias Tazuddin successful Bhadrak district.
Meanwhile, an interior Home Department study notes that much than 220 incidents related to cattle proscription and slaughter person been reported crossed Odisha implicit the past 4 years. The contented has drawn renewed attraction pursuing the lynching of a Muslim man, allegedly by cattle vigilantes, successful Balasore territory earlier this week.
