LUCKNOW: A 31-year-old trader was killed in a stray bull attack near his home in Balaganj late on Monday night.
Neeraj Kashyap is the seventh victim of bovine attack in the city since March 2019 and the third this year. More than two dozen people have also been injured in over 19 such attacks over the past year despite promises to free the capital of stray cattle menace.
According to eyewitnesses, Kashyap was returning home after closing his shop around 11pm when the bull knocked him off his bike near a Hanuman temple in Balaganj area. He was rushed to a private hospital with grievous head injuries, but died during treatment.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath had, on January 3, 2019, directed civic bodies across the state to put stray cattle in shelters within two months. The deadline expired on March 3, 2019, but LMC records suggest around 1,500 bovine animals out of 8,000 are still roaming city roads in Lucknow.
Chief veterinary officer of LMC Arvind Rao said they were conducting regular drives to catch stray cattle. “Last month alone, around 75 stray bovine animals were sent to shelter homes,” he added.
Neeraj Kashyap is the seventh victim of bovine attack in the city since March 2019 and the third this year. More than two dozen people have also been injured in over 19 such attacks over the past year despite promises to free the capital of stray cattle menace.
According to eyewitnesses, Kashyap was returning home after closing his shop around 11pm when the bull knocked him off his bike near a Hanuman temple in Balaganj area. He was rushed to a private hospital with grievous head injuries, but died during treatment.
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Government should identify officers responsible for laxity and book them for criminal negligence as even after a year of expiry of deadline, LMC has not been able to accomplish the task of making city roads free of stray cattle. Simultaneously, number of cattle catching squads should be increased to carry out work at war footing, thus ensuring that no valuable human life is lost in future.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath had, on January 3, 2019, directed civic bodies across the state to put stray cattle in shelters within two months. The deadline expired on March 3, 2019, but LMC records suggest around 1,500 bovine animals out of 8,000 are still roaming city roads in Lucknow.
Chief veterinary officer of LMC Arvind Rao said they were conducting regular drives to catch stray cattle. “Last month alone, around 75 stray bovine animals were sent to shelter homes,” he added.
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