Mangalore: In a significant ruling that raises questions about the limits of police authority in cattle-related cases, Puttur Assistant Commissioner (AC) Stella Varghese has ordered the release of a house belonging to Zohra, a resident of Pattur in Patrame village, which had been seized by Dharmasthala Police over allegations of cattle sale.

According to reports, the police had confiscated Zohra’s property claiming that the cattle she sold were later transported for slaughter. However, the woman maintained that she had merely sold the cattle through legitimate means and had no role in any subsequent illegal activity.

Challenging what he described as a “gross misuse of power,” Advocate B.M. Bhat, who also serves as the Belthangady Taluk Secretary of the CPM, filed a petition before the P

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