C'garh govt forms judicial commission to probe cow deaths

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has set up a judicial commission to probe the death of large number of cows at three state-aided cow shelters recently.

The single member commission, headed by retired District and Session Judge A K Samantray, will probe the sudden deaths of cows at Shagun Gaushala in Rajpur village (Durg district), at Phoolchand Gaushala in Godmarra village and Mayuri Gaushala in Rano village (Bemetara district), a General Administration Department (GAD) official here said on Monday.

The panel would submit its report within three months of the issuance of a gazette notification on its constitution, he added.

The probe panel would focus on six points including how many livestock had died and reason behind their deaths; whether these incidents could have been averted and who all are guilty.

Also, what measures should be taken to improve management in cowsheds so that such incidents are not repeated in future and reforms to be taken to make the system of registration, grant approval and monitoring of Gaushala more effective, he added.