Man dies after truck with cows overturns in Manesar, six held for smuggling cattle

Gurgaon Police spokesperson ASI Sandeep said, “When the individuals noticed the police vehicle, they sped away towards Panchgaon-Bilaspur. Although the police team gave chase, the truck had already moved far ahead. However, due to traffic congestion near Panchgaon Chowk, the police team caught up with the pick-up. Seeing the police vehicle, the truck driver tried to speed away and drove onto the wrong side of the road in an attempt to cross the divider.”

“The vehicle overturned on the divider, and the police team apprehended the individuals inside the vehicle,” he added. Sandeep further said that when the police checked the overturned vehicle, they found one person trapped beneath it. He was identified as Sehjad, a resident of Salaheri in Nuh.

Those arrested have been identified as Munna from Akeda; Mafik Ali and Mubarik from Sudaka; Shaukeen alias Sunda from Salaheri; Irsad alias Langda from Rehna — all from Nuh — and Salam from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh.

“Four cows were bound in the overturned vehicle. The suspects had filled the pick-up with cows in a brutal manner and were recklessly driving, which led to the death of Sehjad,” Sandeep said.

Taking suo motu cognizance of the incident, the police filed a formal complaint against all six accused at Manesar police station.

Following treatment, the accused were arrested and the truck seized by the police. The body of the deceased was handed over to his family after postmortem, police said. According to the postmortem report, Sehjad suffered injuries to his spine and the cause of death was consistent with an accident.

The police said Sehjad had criminal cases lodged against him in Gurgaon and Nuh, including that of attempted murder and cow smuggling.

“Shaukeen has 18 cases lodged against him at Rewari, Nuh, Gurgaon, and Rohtak for attempted murder, cow smuggling, theft as well as under POCSO Act. He has also been declared a proclaimed offender by the court in two cases. Irsad has three cases registered against him in Gurgaon and Nuh for cow smuggling, assault, and issuing threats. Mafik Ali and Mubarik each have one case registered in Nuh,” said an officer.