The Himachal Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested a person for allegedly feeding a pregnant cow wheat flour laced with explosive substances...
The Himachal Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested a person for allegedly feeding a pregnant cow wheat flour laced with explosive substances near a farmland in Bilaspur district last month, The Indian Express reported. The incident drew outrage on social media after the owner of the cow posted a video showing the injured animal.
This came days after the death of pregnant elephant in Kerala’s Palakkad city from eating a pineapple stuffed with fireworks prompted a criminal investigation into cruelty towards animals.
The incident occurred in Dahad village of Jhandutta tehsil on the night of May 25, when Gurdial Singh, the owner of the cow, left her untied for grazing in the fields. The cow had wandered out towards a neighbouring scrubland covered with small bushes and shrubs, where someone had placed some wheat flour mixed with explosive substances. It was here that she ate the flour that exploded in her mouth, causing severe injuries to her jaw and tongue.
In a video uploaded by Singh and widely circulated on social media, the cow’s severed mouth can be seen with blood dripping from deep gashes of wounds. The owner alleged that his neighbour had deliberately fed the cow a ball of explosive material meant for killing wild animals and demanded...
