Ahmedabad: Two cows stolen, owner chased with sword

A complaint was of stealing was lodged with Nikol police on Thursday after three men came made off with two cows on a vehicle from the place. The thieves also pulled out swords and chased off the owner when he went to stop them.

A complaint was lodged by 29-year-old Pratik Rabari, a resident of Tejendra Park society in Nikol. Rabari runs a dairy and owns 21 cattle. The victim had allegedly tied the two cows outside the gate of his cattle shelter at around 1 am on Thursday.

The animals were ill and slept soon, he said.

Rabari woke up at around 2.40am and went to check the animals when he found the three men stealing his cows. When he ran towards them, the accused allegedly got off the vehicle and attacked him with a sword.

Scared, Rabari ran into his house and informed his relatives. Later, a complaint was lodged with the Nikol police.

HB Zala, inspector of Nikol police station said, "We have recovered a CCTV footage from the nearby area which shows three unidentified men pulling the cows with rope and dragging them inside a vehicle. We have taken a complaint and started an investigation to track down the accused behind the crime."