Jaipur: The deputy commissioner for animal management from JMC Greater went to Vidhyadhar Nagar zone on Thursday morning to conduct a surprise inspection and catch stray cattle but was blocked allegedly by illegal dairy owners. The official said that she was threatened by the dairy owners, after which an FIR was registered against 10 such dairy owners.
Rajni Madhiwal, deputy commissioner for animal management, said that she went for inspection around 5am, but the illegal dairy owners already had information about the inspection and blocked her vehicle with several bikes.
“Stray cattle have been increasing on city roads and to address this problem we have been conducting surprise inspections. On Thursday, when I went to Vidhyadhar Nagar zone, my vehicle was blocked by bike-borne men, and they were taking hundreds of cattle towards a nullah. I was threatened by the men that they would attack me if I continued with action against them. After this, I called the local police station seeking help and visited the area where the cattle were being taken, where I saw at least 300-400 stray cattle,” said Madhiwal.
The official said that whenever officials from JMC Greater reach to take action, the cattle owners send the cattle to areas that come under the jurisdiction of JMC Heritage and vice-versa when the team from JMC Heritage takes action.
“Due to nearby borders of the two municipal corporations, the illegal dairy owners are taking advantage and neither team is able to take action. The commissioner of JMC-Greater discussed the matter with officials from JMC-Heritage and now joint action will be taken against these illegal dairy owners. On Thursday, I registered an FIR against 10 illegal dairy owners,” added Madhiwal.
For the past few months, residents from both JMC-Heritage and Greater have complained about stray cattle increasing on city roads, posing a risk to pedestrians and commuters. Residents have complained that even after repeated complaints, authorities are not able to catch the animals. In JMC-Heritage, councillors have also demanded additional force to catch the strays and take action against those who leave them on the roads.
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