AGARTALA / KARIMGANJ, April 11 (TIWN): The illegal butchery of cows is not only a problem inside the country, but India's cattle are smuggled via Indo-Bangla borders fluently, once again proven when 90 cattle were recovered from 3 full loaded trucks. It will not surprise for the people to know that Northeast state Tripura has remained as the free space for the smugglers, taking of opportunity of incomplete in border fencing works. On Monday late night Karimganj Police had nabbed 3 vehicles carrying total 90 cows inside them. After the recovery of those cattle at Assam, it was identified that the vehicles were traveling to enter Tripura. This incident has created much resentment at Assam as well as the Northern Tripura as many times complain comes from locals regarding increasing of cow theft.Tripura's Border pillars remained as the only identification of the international boundary, whereas till day 35 % borders in state have remained unfenced. Apart from that it was earlier shown in Tripura media how cattle smuggling happen over the fencing lines. They hook the cow over their neck and exchange them with a long bamboo, but the ruling govt till day have not expressed any concern about it.

On the other hand some saffronized parties as VHP, Bajrang Dal many times held protest against increasing cow smuggling via borders, but even after understanding the dangers and threats, the smuggling continues rampantly, without any unknown reason.  On Dec 8 Bajrang-Dal under Vishwa Hindu Parishad placed deputation to the West DM Millind Ramteke requesting to take action against illegal smuggling of cows to Bangladesh and prohibition of Cow Slaughter, as well as other cruelty on cows.

On March 10 late Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) member via a press meet said that if cattle smuggling is not controlled, there will be mass protest in coming days led by VHP.

It's worthy to mention here that Sonamura Border areas have become the corridor for smuggling of cows and buffaloes to Bangladesh for last few months. Cattle smuggling rising day by day through Indo Bangla Borders, fueled by smugglers residing at Sonamura  Sub Division.