This story is from January 18, 2021

Several bulls injured in illegal Maharashtra event

An illegal bull fighting event was organized near Kinhimohi village in Ashti taluka of Wardha on Saturday when at least 150 bulls were brought to participate. Several animals were left injured and unattended after the fight.
Several bulls injured in illegal Maharashtra event
It’s learnt that the bulls were specially prepared for the event by injecting medicines and also after administering intoxicating substances through their feed
NAGPUR: An illegal bull fighting event was organized near Kinhimohi village in Ashti taluka of Wardha on Saturday when at least 150 bulls were brought to participate. Several animals were left injured and unattended after the fight.
An eyewitness narrated that around 50,000 enthusiasts cheered as the bulls gored each other. Even though bull fighting is banned by the state government, the event was held as police took no action.
It’s learnt that the bulls were specially prepared for the event by injecting medicines and also after administering intoxicating substances through their feed.

“The bulls were brought from Yavatmal, Washim, Amravati, Warud and other places. The winner was to get a cash prize of Rs50,000, runner-up Rs30,000 and 3rd place Rs10,000,” said a source who was present at the spot.
Organizers had chosen an open land in a forested area for the bullfighting. To make it easy for spectators to identify the bulls and place bets, they were painted red and blue.
Videos that went viral showed that the bulls were being pushed into a fight and lathi-wielding bouncers were monitoring the unruly crowd.
SP Prashant Holkar said an offence would be registered against the organizers for cruelty to animals. “We would initiate action against the perpetrators and also investigate if there was any dereliction of duty,” he said.

Animal activist Smita Mire of the Save Speechless Organization, who had received the information from animal lover Abhijit Zade, said such a massive event could not have taken place without police having any information about it. “It’s also a matter of surprise how the bulls were ferried from across Vidarbha without any police intervention on the way or at the nakabandi points,” she said.
Holding bull fights is a custom in some tribal-dominated villages of Ashti. Some villagers had sought police permission for the event. It was denied yet they went ahead with it.
Sources from Ashti said the Chavan brothers were the main organizers of the event. “Such events are not publicized, the message goes through word of mouth,” said the source.
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