India, Feb. 21 -- Despite multiple drives to relocate stray cattle into animal shelters, as many as 6,153 animals continue to roam freely on the city's streets,according to official data.

Local residents have once again flagged the menace, urging authorities to take urgent and effective measures to control cattle population in the city.

According to official data, accessed by HT, Gurugram tops the cities in Haryana with the highest number of stray cattle, followed by Manesar and Hisar with 2,000 cattle each.

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) officials shared that around 2,433 stray cattle had been shifted to animal shelters between January and December 2025. During the same period, a total of 24 challans were issued against s...