Probe begins into death of cows at Karnal gaushala

On the morning of January 27, 45 cows were found dead while 10 were found ill at the MC-run gaushala in Phoonsgarh village of Karnal district. A case under Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code had been registered against the commission agent of the fodder mandi.

The four-member high-level committee formed to investigate the mysterious death of 44 cows and a bull in a municipal corporation (MC)-run gaushala at Karnal on Friday reached the cow shelter and started the investigation. The committee is headed by Karnal divisional commissioner Saket Kumar and has Haryana Gau Sewa Ayog vice-chairman Puranmal Yadav, animal husbandry and dairying department deputy director Sukhdev Rathee and Karnal DSP as its members.The committee recorded the statements of the staff members of the gaushala. in an interaction with mediapersons, Saket Kumar said they have started the investigation and a report will be presented after the investigation. He said the viscera report is also awaited and this report will be crucial to ascertain the cause of the death. On the morning of January 27, 45 cows were found dead while 10 were found ill at the MC-run gaushala in Phoonsgarh village of Karnal district. A case under Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code had been registered against the commission agent of the fodder mandi.

The four-member high-level committee formed to investigate the mysterious death of 44 cows and a bull in a municipal corporation (MC)-run gaushala at Karnal on Friday reached the cow shelter and started the investigation. (HT Photo)

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