The Mangaluru police intercepted a vehicle in the city and rescued 20 heads of cattle there were being inhumanly and illegally transported to a slaughterhouse on March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The city police intercepted a vehicle near Suralpady mosque at Bajpe in Mangaluru on Friday (March 28) morning and rescued 20 heads of cattle that were reportedly tied to the roof of the vehicle in an inhuman manner. While the Bajrang Dal activists, who chased the vehicle, alleged that the accused fired at them, the police said there was no visible proof of firing at the spot. Of the 20 heads of cattle, two were found dead. In a statement, Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal said that after the police intercepted the vehicle, its driver and two others who were transporting the cattle, abandoned the four-wheeler and fled from the spot. The way the cattle were being taken indicated that they were being illegally transported for slaughter. The accused had removed the original number plate of the vehicle. While the Bajrang Dal …