Quoted in Dawn News
The Six suspects were remanded into police custody, by a Magistrate in Shahdadpur, for allegedly mutilating a camel by chopping of its right leg in Mund Jamrao village, as stated in Dawn News
On Friday, a landlord allegedly punishes the camel for foraging in his field. This punishment involved chopping off the camel’s right leg.
This incident outrages the social media. Police took notice of the incident and contacted the camel’s owner who is a poor peasant, named Soomar Behan.
Soomar Behan refused to identify the culprit. As a result, police filed an FIR against six suspects under the sections 429 and 34 of the PPC (Pakistan Penal Code)
Section 429 – Mischief by killing or maiming cattle
Section 34 – Common Intention
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The six suspects are:
– Rustam Shar
– Abid Shar
– Jaffar Jatt
– Abdul Shakoor Shar
– Gul Baig Lashari
– Darya Khan Shar
When police attempted to arrest them, suspects showed resistance and attacked the police which led to another FIR under sections 353, 147, 148, and 149 of the PPC.
Section 353 – Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
Section 147 – Punishment for rioting
Section 148 – Rioting, armed with a deadly weapon
Section 149 – Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of an offence committed in prosecution of common object
On Sunday, suspects were presented before duty magistrate Asif Sial. Police requested the remand of suspects for 14 days to further investigate, as stated by Sub-Inspector Atta Hussain Jutt.
However, the magistrate remanded the suspects to police custody for only four days.
The injured camel was transported to the CDRS – Comprehensive Disaster Response Services animal shelter in Karachi for treatment.
Upon this incident, Government officials, PPP minister Shazia Marri and former PPP senator Quratulain Marri condemned the act and ensured the suspects’ arrest.
“I was extremely saddened to hear the news of this tragic incident [and I] took immediate steps, Shazia said. “This kind of barbaric treatment against a speechless being is reprehensible,” she added
We called a team of doctors and [were] immediately referred to CDRS, who took the camel to safety and started care,“ said Quratulain. “If they had not taken care of it, the camel might not be with us.”
“From carrying her through the fields to treating her wound under a flashlight, everyone who helped the camel is a hero,” she added.
CDRS – Benji Director Sarah Jahangir – told Dawn news that the camel, named Cammie, is stable but the infection is an ever-present threat in its case.
“She’s stable but her leg is infected,” she said. “Treatment involves applying fresh dressings, antibiotics and IV fluids […] we’re trying to keep infection at bay”.
“The camel is 8 months old, and one of our concerns is that we need to make sure she stands up and moves around otherwise she will develop bloat in her stomach.”
