Kundapur : As many as 20 buffaloes which were being illegally transported in a lorry towards Kerala were seized near Hattiangady on July 20, Saturday. Two persons named Diwaker K Nair and Abdul Rashid from Kasargod have been arrested.

The action followed a tip off  by an anonymous caller. The duo arrested revealed  that they were taking the cattle to a butchery in Kerala. It is learnt the cattle seized were the ones that were stolen from several places of Kundapur.

Investigations are underway by Kundapur police.