"Sleep Like Dogs": Karnataka Minister Targets Cops Over Cattle Smuggling
NDTV
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra later clarified that his remark was not aimed at all police officers but a section of them.
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra has hit out at a section of police, saying they allegedly take bribes from cattle smugglers and ''sleep like dogs'', letting them operate with impunity.
In a video clip that has gone viral, Mr Jnanendra is seen shouting at a police officer over phone for their failure to check the theft and smuggling of cattle, especially cows.
"Those who are transporting cattle are habitual offenders. Your officers know it well but they take bribe and sleep like dogs. Your police need self-esteem," he is heard saying in the video.
"I did not say anything till now but should I continue as a home minister or not?" Mr Jnanendra is heard saying as he adds that cattle smuggling is going on in Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga districts.
