The police had a tough day on Thursday night, when some unidentified persons escaped with cattle in Medak district.
According to police, about 15 persons had stolen the cattle at Bhoompalli village in Mirdoddi mandal on Thursday and shifted them into a mini lorry.
When the farmers tried to catch them, they were attacked by stones.
Later, the police tried to stop the vehicle at Ramayampet, Chegunta, but in vain.
The police also fired in the air to stop the cattle-lifters. Also when police tried to stop the vehicle at Toopran by erecting barricades, the cattle-lifters gate-crashed and ran away at the toll booth.
The persons in the vehicle threw stones on the police.
Finally, they abandoned the vehicle and the cattle at Pet Basheerbhaag in Ranga Reddy district.
