The Himachal Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested a person for causing injuries to a cow by feeding her a wheat flour ball laced with firecrackers. It caused grievous injuries to cow in mouth. The incident was reported in Bilaspur town on May 26.

The #HimachalPradesh Police (@himachalpolice) on Saturday arrested a person for causing injuries to a #cow by feeding her a wheat flour ball laced with firecrackers. pic.twitter.com/p7q2BHeN4r

— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) June 6, 2020

The cruelty to the cow came into focus when a similar incident was reported in Kerala this week where a pregnant wild elephant chomped on a pineapple filled with powerful crackers offered by a man. It exploded in her mouth and she died later.