School girl attacked by cow in Tamil Nadu, owner arrested
Chennai, Aug 10: A shocking video clip of a 9-year-old girl being attacked and hurled by a cow here went viral in social media and the police on Thursday said the cattle owner has been arrested.
A fine of Rs 25,000 has also been slapped on him by the Greater Chennai Corporation and the cow and its calf have been put under observation in a civic body run cattle shed.
While the video clip showed the girl getting attacked by the cow, police said the incident took place when she was returning home from school on August 9 along with her mother and 5-year old brother.
In a statement, police said the people of MMDA Colony heard the screams and they chased away the cow that attacked the child. Its calf was also shooed away. The local people rescued the girl and she was later treated at a hospital for her injuries.
Following a complaint from the child's mother and after an enquiry, the owner of the cow, a 26-year old man has been arrested.
A case has been registered against him for not properly maintaining the animal and allowing it to roam around, which injured the child.
Additional Chief Secretary/Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner, J Radhakrishnan visited the girl at the private hospital and enquired with doctors on her injuries and the treatment provided to her.
Following treatment, the GCC said the child has been discharged. Terming the incident as 'very unfortunate,' Radhakrishnan told reporters that a fine of Rs 25,000 has been levied on the cattle owner.
The cow that attacked the child and its calf have been taken by the corporation personnel to a cattle shed at Perambur here for observation. It would be ascertained if the cow is suffering from any infectious diseases and whether the attack was due to any illness.
''Cattle must not be allowed to stray into roads.'' This year alone, owners have been fined to the tune of Rs 51 lakh for allowing the cattle to roam on streets, he added.
Cows attack harmless little girl in MMDA, #Chennai. @chennaicorp Cows roaming on the streets are a big menace and a threat to motorists and walkers. Please take action against the cow owner! #Cow #CowAttack@CMOTamilnadu @UpdatesChennai pic.twitter.com/wdV5LD0iyw
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We need to create system in which people's skills get their due: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (PTI): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Friday called for creating a system in which people's skills get their due and everyone's contribution is respected, as he shared a Diwali video in which he interacts with paint job workers and potters.
Posting the over nine-minute video which features him also having a conversation with his nephew Raihan Rajiv Vadra on YouTube, the former Congress chief said, "A memorable Diwali with special people - I celebrated this Diwali working with some painter brothers and making earthen diyas with a potter family."
"I saw their work closely, tried to learn their skills and understood their difficulties and problems. They don't go home. We celebrate festivals happily and to earn some money, they forget their village, city, family," Gandhi said.
"They make happiness from clay. While lighting up the festivals of others, are they able to live in light themselves? Those who build houses can hardly run their own houses!" he said.
Gandhi said Diwali means light that can remove the darkness of poverty and helplessness.
"We have to create such a system -- in which people's skills get their due and contribution is respected -- makes everyone's Diwali a happy one. I hope this Diwali brings prosperity, progress and love in the lives of all of you," he said.
In the video, Gandhi is seen working with labourers at the 10 Janpath residence and learning to paint walls along with his nephew. In the second part of the video, Gandhi goes to the house of a woman who makes earthen lamps with her five daughters.
Gandhi tries his hand at pottery and makes 'diyas', which he says he would give to his mother and sister.
Since his Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra and his Manipur to Mumbai Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Gandhi has been interacting with a cross-section of people from mechanics and cobblers to labourers and bus drivers.
He often posts videos of his numerous interactions and highlights the plight of various sections of society.
