(IN-BD): VIDEO Illegal cattle trade along Indo-Bangla border

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On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 4:29 PM, azam24x7 <azam24x7 wrote:

 

> http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090083112

> Illegal cattle trade along Indo-Bangla border

> Kishalay Bhattacharjee

> Tuesday, February 10, 2009, (Dhubri, Assam)

>

> Dotted along the Indo-Bangladesh border are several cattle corridors

> through which smuggling has been going on for years. Dhubri in Lower Assam

> is one of the most active routes for this trade today.

>

> It is the final journey for these animals. They've travelled a long way

> from the heart of India. The consignment has come from Madhya Pradesh.

>

> The transportation of the animals begins towards the international border

> that's the Indo Bangla border at night. They are kept during daytime in

> temporary cowsheds and this transportation continues all through the night.

>

> The cattle comes mainly from Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh by

> truckloads and each vehicle pays an estimated Rs 20,000 to cross the several

> check gates on its way. In the process they violate at least eight sections

> of the Indian Penal Code and Acts such as Indian Transport Act.

>

> People like Azizur are responsible for the final cross over.

>

> " We get just Rs 400. It's Rs 100 for each cattle, " said Azizur, Cattle

> Attendant.

>

> Jogamaya ghat in Dhubri is one of the routes that the cattle will take

> across the border. There are massive boats, which come by dawn the cattle

> will be loaded on them.

>

> Night watchman Ram Narayan Choudhury of Dhubri's new ghat, one of the exit

> points, has been witnessing this illegal movement every night.

>

> " This trade has been going on for about two years. They come from Bihar,

> Punjab. They come by lorries and are sent across to Bangladesh by the river

> route. It's done openly in the presence of police and paramilitary forces.

> No one says anything. It's big money. If it's Rs 5000 here, it becomes Rs

> 10,000 there and those who help in crossing are paid Rs 1000. If we

> interfere we will be killed, " said Ram Narayan Choudhury, Night watchman.

>

> With the break of dawn, more and more cattle make their way towards the

> river. It's an unbelievably well-organised mafia that controls this trade.

>

> It was in 1999 that the first investigation was carried along West Bengal

> border where reportedly more than fifteen thousand cattle cross over every

> night.

>

> At Dhubri, at least 1500 are still waiting to be transported.

>

> The volume of trade is a whopping thirty to forty thousand crore rupees.

> Probably the biggest underworld trade in these parts.

>

> Each cattle fetches about Rs 30,000 in Bangladesh which is one of the major

> beef exporting nations. Bangladesh's economy of leather exports and bone

> china is also made from smuggled cattle regularised as 'animals of unknown

> origin' once it reaches Bangladesh.

>

> " Cattle smuggling is a challenge, its a problem, cattle do come, they come

> from hinterland. These are problems we will bring to the notice of the

> government. You put cattle in river stream and they flow into Bangladesh,

> BSF has opened fire mostly to prevent cattle smuggling. We have fired upon

> them when they have used violence. More than one lakh cattle are being

> seized by BSF, " said M L Kumawat, DG, BSF.

>

> Without adequate personnel and very poor border management, majority of the

> cattle are allowed to cross over. The concern, however, is not just cattle

> but with such gaping holes along a sensitive border arms running and

> movement of endless militant outfits is easily facilitated.

>

> There are registered cases of cattle smugglers running the FICN (Fake

> Indian Currency Notes) racket and it's not improbable that cattle is a

> primary source of terror funding.

>

> --

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Yes, few oxen's & cows are Haryana / Punjab breed but these animals were

smuggled by road with fake documents. As Punjab Prohibition of Cow Slaughter

Act, which is applicable in Haryana also does permits cows to be transported

to that state, where cow slaughter is open like in West Bengal, as per law

section 4 B of the above said act - export permit is essential & as per

section 96-97 of the Cattle Transport rule, 1978 amended in 2001 under

section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 - a certificate

from the AWBI Chairman is essential but violation of this rule is a

non-cognizable offense with minor punishment, PCA Act, 1960 is toothless

needs amendments at once to save the cattle's from unnecessary pain, injury,

sufferings & killing.

 

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 4:30 PM, azam24x7 <azam24x7 wrote:

 

> http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/video/videolistings.aspx

> http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/video/video.aspx?id=54574

>

> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 4:29 PM, azam24x7

<azam24x7<azam24x7%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

>

> > http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090083112

> > Illegal cattle trade along Indo-Bangla border

> > Kishalay Bhattacharjee

> > Tuesday, February 10, 2009, (Dhubri, Assam)

> >

> > Dotted along the Indo-Bangladesh border are several cattle corridors

> > through which smuggling has been going on for years. Dhubri in Lower

> Assam

> > is one of the most active routes for this trade today.

> >

> > It is the final journey for these animals. They've travelled a long way

> > from the heart of India. The consignment has come from Madhya Pradesh.

> >

> > The transportation of the animals begins towards the international border

> > that's the Indo Bangla border at night. They are kept during daytime in

> > temporary cowsheds and this transportation continues all through the

> night.

> >

> > The cattle comes mainly from Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh by

> > truckloads and each vehicle pays an estimated Rs 20,000 to cross the

> several

> > check gates on its way. In the process they violate at least eight

> sections

> > of the Indian Penal Code and Acts such as Indian Transport Act.

> >

> > People like Azizur are responsible for the final cross over.

> >

> > " We get just Rs 400. It's Rs 100 for each cattle, " said Azizur, Cattle

> > Attendant.

> >

> > Jogamaya ghat in Dhubri is one of the routes that the cattle will take

> > across the border. There are massive boats, which come by dawn the cattle

> > will be loaded on them.

> >

> > Night watchman Ram Narayan Choudhury of Dhubri's new ghat, one of the

> exit

> > points, has been witnessing this illegal movement every night.

> >

> > " This trade has been going on for about two years. They come from Bihar,

> > Punjab. They come by lorries and are sent across to Bangladesh by the

> river

> > route. It's done openly in the presence of police and paramilitary

> forces.

> > No one says anything. It's big money. If it's Rs 5000 here, it becomes Rs

> > 10,000 there and those who help in crossing are paid Rs 1000. If we

> > interfere we will be killed, " said Ram Narayan Choudhury, Night watchman.

> >

> > With the break of dawn, more and more cattle make their way towards the

> > river. It's an unbelievably well-organised mafia that controls this

> trade.

> >

> > It was in 1999 that the first investigation was carried along West Bengal

> > border where reportedly more than fifteen thousand cattle cross over

> every

> > night.

> >

> > At Dhubri, at least 1500 are still waiting to be transported.

> >

> > The volume of trade is a whopping thirty to forty thousand crore rupees.

> > Probably the biggest underworld trade in these parts.

> >

> > Each cattle fetches about Rs 30,000 in Bangladesh which is one of the

> major

> > beef exporting nations. Bangladesh's economy of leather exports and bone

> > china is also made from smuggled cattle regularised as 'animals of

> unknown

> > origin' once it reaches Bangladesh.

> >

> > " Cattle smuggling is a challenge, its a problem, cattle do come, they

> come

> > from hinterland. These are problems we will bring to the notice of the

> > government. You put cattle in river stream and they flow into Bangladesh,

> > BSF has opened fire mostly to prevent cattle smuggling. We have fired

> upon

> > them when they have used violence. More than one lakh cattle are being

> > seized by BSF, " said M L Kumawat, DG, BSF.

> >

> > Without adequate personnel and very poor border management, majority of

> the

> > cattle are allowed to cross over. The concern, however, is not just

> cattle

> > but with such gaping holes along a sensitive border arms running and

> > movement of endless militant outfits is easily facilitated.

> >

> > There are registered cases of cattle smugglers running the FICN (Fake

> > Indian Currency Notes) racket and it's not improbable that cattle is a

> > primary source of terror funding.

> >

> > --

> > http://www.stopelephantpolo.com

> > http://www.freewebs.com/azamsiddiqui

>

>

 

 

 

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