Sarpanch booked as dogs kill cows in shelter home

Muzaffarnagar, July 25 (IANS) A village head and a Panchayat secretary have been booked after two cows were killed in a cow shelter by a pack of stray dogs in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district.The incident took place on Wednesday in Bhopa village and a video clip of the same went viral on the social media.The cow shelter, which is run by the Panchayat, did not have proper fencing, sources said.District magistrate Selva Kumari said that the Sarpanch and the Panchayat secretary have been booked under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.The official said the Panchayat secretary had also been suspended for alleged negligence.A notice has also been issued to the Sarpanch seeking a response as to why the process to remove him should not be initiated, the District Magistrate added.
--IANS amita/dpb