The cowshed in Bhopal  |  Photo Credit: ANI
Bhopal: A large number of cows were found dead in a gaushala (cowshed) in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal on Sunday. District authorities have registered an FIR against its management and initiated a probe into the matter.
According to an official, the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Berasia, where the gaushala is located, got an FIR registered against the cowshed management on the directives of Bhopal district collector Avinash Lavania.
Lavania also ordered the Berasia SDM to take action against the cowshed director for collecting the carcasses at one place and not carrying out the last rites as per guidelines.
He asked the state Animal Husbandry Department to carry out a health check-up of all cows in such facilities across the district.
While talking to media, Zila Parishad CEO Vikas Mishra said, “The cowshed is managed by Nirmala Shandilya.”
Meanwhile, Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh alleged a trade in cow bones and leather was going on in this cowshed, which he claimed was run by a woman BJP leader.
Singh said over 500 cows had been found dead in this facility and sought a case of cow slaughter against its directors.
“It should be investigated if the woman BJP leader was involved in the business of leather and bones. The grant received by this cowshed should also be probed,” Singh said.