AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): The illegal butchery of cows not only a problem inside the country, but India's cattle are smuggled via Indo-Bangla borders fluently. It will not surprise 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. Recently Go Raksha Bahini caught many vehicles with cattle while transporting via Indo-Bangla border. This incident has created much resentment among the local people, as many times complain comes from locals regarding increasing threat of cow theft. Tripura's Border pillars remain 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 throats 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 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 area become the corridor of smuggling cows and buffaloes to Bangladesh for last few months. Cattle smuggling rising day by day through Indo Bangla Border by smugglers under Sonamura  Sub Division. Then using different routes, they reach the border area and smuggle them at night. But the official claims are different from Tripura Police.