Cattle owners attack SMC team during stray cattle capture; One hospitalised

Surat: An incident of a cattle owner attacking the civic body’s cattle control team has come to light in Pandesara area of the city. The team from the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) was in Pandesara to capture stray cattle in an open plot near Khadi Pul (bridge). The cattle owner and his family rushed to the scene while the cattle were being taken away.

Attempts were made by the cattle owners to release the cattle seized by the SMC team. This followed by a heated argument between the SMC team and the cattle owners. A youth from the cattle owner’s family then started beating up an SMC staffer with sticks, causing him a head injury. The injured employee has been shifted to Civil Hospital for immediate treatment.

Pandesara PI N.K. Kamaliya said that as soon as the incident was reported, a Police team reached the spot and initiated legal action. A crime will be registered against the person for causing the injury. DeshGujarat