Nashik, Oct. 25 -- Police registered a case under the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976, after seven pickup vehicles allegedly transporting 16 bulls in cramped conditions were intercepted by cow vigilantes near Ram Temple in Phulenagar on Nashik-Pune Road on Sunday morning.
The incident came to light around 7.30 am when cow vigilante Aditya Fadol alerted the police about the transportation of cattle in the seven vehicles.
Acting on the information, Nashik Road police reached the spot, where Fadol, along with Rohit Gore, Sahil Pilore and Darshan Deore, had stopped the vehicles.
During inspection, police found 16 bulls being transported in the seven pickups. The animals were allegedly crammed into the vehicles, raising concerns abo...