Lucknow, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe into mysterious deaths of about 55 cows at a cow shelter in Amroha on Thursday.
He has directed Animal Husbandry Minister Dharam Pal Singh to reach Amroha.
District magistrate Amroha, B K Tripathi, told reporters that the cows fell ill in the evening after eating fodder.
Officials of the Animal Husbandry Department and veterinarians were rushed to spot to treat the cattle.
Superintendent of Police, Aditya Langeh, later confirmed that over 50 cows at the shelter died.
According to the district magistrate, the management at the cow shelter has procured fodder from a person one Tahir. "An FIR has been lodged against Tahir and efforts are being made to arrest him," he said.
"The village development officer, who is in charge of the cow shelter, has been suspended," he added.
The chief minister's office said that Yogi Adityanath has ordered to send a team of veterinarians for the treatment of ailing cows.
"Anyone found guilty will not be spared," said the official spokesman.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz