Mysuru (Karnataka): A cow succumbed to injuries after it accidentally ate explosive material which was allegedly kept to kill wild pigs at a farm near HD Kote in Mysuru.
The incident occurred on Monday near Bettadahalli here. The cow was badly injured and could not be treated by the doctors.
The cow succumbed to injuries after the failed treatment. It belonged to a farmer, Narasimha Gowda.
Earlier in June this year, a cow in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria district had been fed 'explosive-mixed' food by someone thus causing her severe injuries.
In a similar incident, an elephant had died in Palakkad district on May 27 after eating a fruit stuffed with crackers. Forest officials had said the elephant died standing in river Velliyar after suffering an injury in its lower jaw.
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One man was arrested in connection with the death of a pregnant elephant in Palakkad district here, Kerala Forest Minister K Raju said on June 5.
Similar incidents were also reported involving a pregnant cow in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh and a bull's jaw was also badly injured after it ate a ball of explosive material wrapped in an edible substance in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
Inputs from agency
