JOWAI: The headman of Lumchyrmit village in East Jaintia Hills lodged a complaint with Ladrymbai Police that a group of organized criminals were involved in stealing cattle in the area.
The Village Defense Party (VDP) of Lumchyrmit village apprehended a member of the group on Tuesday while others managed to escape.
According to the headman, the group entered the village in a white Gypsy with no registration number and stole the cattle. While few of them were immediately recovered, six cows were still missing.
Cases of theft of cattle have also been reported from other villages including Pamra, Wapungshnong and Jalyiah.
One of the apprehended accused, Batmi Dkhar of Pynthorsale revealed that he along with his accomplices have been stealing cattle for the past few months.
The other accused were identified as Bor Dkhar of Wapungshnong, Mishsalan Dkhar of Pynthorsale, Tre Phawa of Pynthorsale and Arki Rymbai of Musniang village.
Police suspected that the stolen cattle were smuggled to Bangladesh.
