Cow Poisonings send shockwaves

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Mystery shrouds death of 15 cows

[ 25 May, 2003 2327hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]

 

 

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BATHINDA: The death of about 15 cows, calves and oxen, under

mysterious circumstances at Rampura Phool town of Bathinda on Sunday

has sent shock waves among the residents.

 

H S Toor, a doctor in government hospital where the post-mortem of

two of the animals was conducted, said that prima facie the cause of

the death appeared to be consumption of some poisonous substance

mixed in fodder. Keeping in view the sensitivity of the issue,

Rampura Phool tehsildar Subhash Chander has been assigned to probe

the death of the animals.

 

Prithi Chand Sarsvati, head of a gaushala in the town, said that he

was informed by a truck operator that three cows and three calves

were lying on Phool road. He immediately reached the spot with two

doctors and found some other cows and oxen lying dead there.

 

In a similar incident at Sema village, near Bhucho Mandi town of

Bathinda district on Saturday, about two dozen cows and oxen were

treated by the doctors of animal husbandry department after they fell

unconscious by eating some poisonous substance.

 

While the police have not pinpointed any person for killing the

animals, a police official said that the killing could be a handiwork

of some farmers who were harassed due to the stray animals problem.

 

The number of stray animals, particularly cows and oxen, is

increasing at an alarming rate in the area with farmers sitting on

guard during nights to prevent the animals to graze on their crops. A

number of incidents of farmers of two villages clashing over stray

animals have been reported.

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