PURNEA, Oct. 26 -- Police in Purnea, Bihar, rescued 21 buffalo calves being smuggled in a vehicle disguised as a vegetable transport on Saturday evening, police said, adding that the calves were discovered hidden in a custom-built bunker within the vehicle. Authorities have arrested the driver and are currently investigating to dismantle the illegal smuggling network that has been operating in the region The operation was launched after Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr. Shaurya Suman received a tip-off and formed a special team led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Jitendra Pandey to intercept the suspicious vehicle. "Much to our shock, the animals were found hidden in a well designed bunker in the DCM truck and on the bunker vegetable sacks were placed to give the impression that the DCM truck bearing registration number of West Bengal (WB 73T 3512) was transporting vegetables," SDPO said, adding "The driver of the truck identified as 31-year-old Hasirul Haq, a resident of North Dinajpur was arrested and an FIR was registered at Baisi police station under relevant sections including the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act." All rescued calves have been safely moved to local government-registered animal shelters and medical examinations were carried out by the veterinary doctors. Recently K Nagar police in Purnea intercepted a convoy of five pickup vans and rescued 26 cattle being transported. The police had also arrested two smugglers. In another incident, police arrested two smugglers and rescued four cattle heads....