Fire at buffalo shed, buffaloes burnt

29-05-2018 5.00 pm

A buffalo shed near Sapoli, Taluka Pen, District Raigad, Maharashtra was engulfed by fire earlier today (29-05-2018. Buffaloes burnt. Details awaited.

29-05-2018 8.00 pm

Activist at site (Eknath Patil: phone no 9881188404) reported that the dairy  that operates in the shed had 40 buffaloes out of which 22 buffaloes have suffered  burn injuries, many of them are serious. Veterinary staff have left the site. Most of the affected animals are out in the open tied with ropes/chains with no effort being taken to mitigate their suffering. The owner and staff appear to be oblivious to their responsibility towards the animals. The operation is a relatively large one, the buffaloes are always tied with chains/ ropes, the inadequate and inappropriate infrastructure resulted in them not being safely evacuated in time.

The incident has happened under the jurisdiction of Pen Police station, phone number: 02192252066

31-05-2018 9.00 am

A case has been filed under sections 429 of IPC and Section ११(१)(च) of PCA Act, 1960.and FIR no 0095 dt. 30-05-2018 has been lodged  at Pen Police Station  police station. IO is HC Sachin Kashinath