Eight buffaloes, 1 bull stolen from Ahmedabad’s Fatewadi

A cattle theft case has been reported in the Fatewadi area of Ahmedabad, where eight buffaloes and one bull, valued at approximately ₹4.7 lakh, were stolen from a grazing site near the Sabarmati riverbed. The incident occurred between 2 pm and 5 pm on February 18. A formal complaint was subsequently lodged at the Sarkhej police station.

The complainant, Mehul Govindbhai Bharwad, a resident of Bharwad Vas near Bhavani Mataji Mandir in New Fatewadi, stated that he, along with his cousin Alpeshbhai, owns 22 buffaloes and regularly grazes them near the Sabarmati riverbed. On the day of the incident, Alpeshbhai took the herd for grazing in the bushes near the Fatewadi canal. After lunch, he noticed suspicious activity around the animals.

The complainant alleged that two or three unidentified men, including Mohammad Azhar alias Kanio Maniyar and his brother Naeem Maniyar, were spotted lingering near the cattle. When Mehul arrived at the site around 5 pm to help Alpeshbhai gather the buffaloes, they realised that eight buffaloes and one bull were missing. Further inquiries led them to suspect the involvement of Mohammad Azhar and his associates, as they had been previously accused of cattle theft in the area.

The Sarkhej police have started an investigation into the matter and the officials have confirmed that the missing livestock belonged to Mehul and Alpeshbhai. The case has been transferred to the Fatewadi police post for further investigation.