A man was arrested in Bilaspur district near here on Saturday on an allegation by the owner of a pregnant cow that he injured the cow by feeding her wheat flour ball mixed with explosives, said police.
The incident follows the shocking death of a pregnant elephant dying of drowning after collapsing in Velliyar river in Palakkad district of Kerala due to starvation and exhaustion. She had been found dead with major injuries in her oral cavities, possibly suffered after eating or having been fed firecrackers-stuffed pineapple.Â
The truth only came to light only on Saturday when the cow’s owner, Gurdayal Singh, uploaded a video of the injured animal on social media. The cow has given birth to a healthy calf since but Singh said the animal is still not able to eat because of an injured jaw and is being administered Glucose.
The video went viral with people demanding strict action against the person who fed firecrackers to the animal.
