• By Nidhi Giri
  • Sat, 07 Sep 2024 08:51 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND

UP: A senior citizen was seriously injured after being attacked by a bull in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district. This comes as yet another incident of stray cattle menace in the state. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. In the clip, the man, identified as 85-year-old Kripal Singh, is seen walking on the footpath of a busy road when the bull suddenly attacks him, unprovoked. The elderly man gets tossed into the air before falling to the ground.

Kripal Singh sustained grievous injuries to his head and abdomen, and the animal's horns caused his intestines to spill out. Local shopkeepers rushed the victim to a hospital, where doctors performed a surgery on him, reported NDTV.

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Singh and his family live in B-block of the Ganganagar locality in Meerut; he used to walk to the Rajendrapuram market, where the electronic shop of his son, Pramod, is located, as a part of his daily routine.

The incident occurred near the residence of Dinesh Khatik, a minister in the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, as per Aaj Tak.

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“We have taken cognisance of the video and are carrying out a probe,” it quoted senior police officer Rakesh Kumar, as saying.