A Pakistan man, along with his five servants, chopped off a camel’s leg after it trespassed his field for fodder. The incident occurred in Mund Jamrao village of Sanghar district in the Sindh province last weekend.
The man later posted a video with the mutilated legs of the camel — which caught the attention of many on social media.
After the video went viral, it sparked a huge outcry from animal rights organisations and public who demanded legal action against the men.Later, acting on the video, Pakistani cops arrested all six.
Meanwhile, political leaders are arranging a prosthetic leg for the animal from Dubai.
The camel’s owner, peasant Soomar Behan did not report the matter to the police but was contacted by authorities after the matter came to light.
“The camel was immediately moved to the Comprehensive Disaster Response Services (CDRS) animal shelter in Karachi and a prosthetic leg has been ordered from Dubai for the camel,” Secretary Livestock Kazim Jato said, following his visit to the shelter at the instructions of Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.
The Sindh government has committed to covering the cost of treatment of the animal and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is arranging a prosthetic leg for the camel from Dubai, the secretary said.
Jatoi added that the camel’s leg is healing and will be x-rayed on Tuesday to ascertain the next steps in its treatment.
The police said the peasant had refused to identify the culprit and to press charges against him so an FIR has been lodged on behalf of the State against six unknown persons.
Police are yet to recover the weapon used in the incident as a further probe into the matter is under way.
(With PTI inputs)