8 horses die of starvation in mp, probe ordered
Bhopal, May 25 -- Eight racing horses, who were part of a group of 57, died allegedly of starvation and infection after being illegally transported by a businessman from Hyderabad to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, National Horse Breeding Society of India said on Saturday.
A private firm brought 57 horses from Hyderabad to develop a farm in Rajpura, Jabalpur, between April 29 and May 5 without following due procedure. Eight died between May 7 and 13, it added. District collector Deepak Saxena ordered a probe on Friday after a member of the horse society filed a complaint on behalf of former Union minister Maneka Gandhi. He said, "A probe has been ordered." A plea was filed by an animal conservationist seeking action against owner of HithaNet In...
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