Three arrested for abducting temple bull and selling it to meat shop in Salem

 Three youths were arrested for abducting a temple bull and selling it successful a nutrient store connected Sunday.

Suman (52), a nonmigratory of Johnsonpet, donated a bull to the Kottai Mariamman Temple and connected a regular ground helium used to sojourn the temple to spot the bull. On October 4, the bull and 2 calves successful the temple Goshala went missing. Last week, BJP cadre filed a petition to the Salem Town Police to instrumentality enactment against the culprits. The constabulary verified the CCTV footage and identified Dharmesh Moideen (26) of Pachapatti, Alauddin (27) of Ashok Nagar and Saleem (28) of Ponnammapet involved in the incident. On Sunday, the constabulary nabbed the trio astatine Kitchipalayam. Investigation revealed that the trio abducted the bull and calves and sold them to a nutrient shop.