Moodbidri : Some miscreants who were escaping in a Maruti Swift car after stealing a cow, took to their heels when their speeding vehicle hit a roadside tree and fell into a roadside drain on April 24, Wednesday near Sampige Cross here.

It is learnt those in the car had stuffed a cow which was grazing in the area. However, when locals noticed them steal another cow they were chased by locals forcing them to take to their heels in the process meeting with an accident. It is learnt, those in the car wielded lethal weapons before the locals before  fleeing.

There had been complaints of cattle theft even in the past. On March 28 four cows valued at around Rs 60,000 were stolen from the cattle shed owned by Faustin Sequeira from Murkot Palke.  Though he was given another cow by one Dhanakeerthi Balipa even that was stolen.