Two goat thieves arrested in Bajali

The menace of goat theft continues to trouble the residents of Bajali district. In a daring incident during broad daylight, two thieves were caught attempting to steal goats in the Pathsala-Bhawanipur area.

A video of the thieves in action, recorded on a mobile phone, had gone viral recently. In that incident, the duo managed to flee just as the goat owner arrived at the scene.However, on Tuesday, the same two individuals returned to Bhawanipur to steal again — but this time, the locals were prepared.

The residents caught the two red-handed and handed them over to the Bhawanipur Police after briefly detaining them.

The accused have been identified as Bablu Roy and Raju Roy.

Locals have expressed concern over the rise in such petty crimes and have urged the authorities to increase patrolling and surveillance in the region.