Camel, calf run over in Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer: A camel and her calf died after being hit by a vehicle within Sangad police station limits on Sunday morning. Police have seized the vehicle and detained four youths.

Degrai Ustra Sanrakshan organisation president Sumer Singh Bhati said this was the fifth such incident in last three days. A week ago, the legs of a female camel were broken and it has not yet been rescued.

Sangad SHO Karan Singh said that four youths from Patan in Gujarat were coming to Ramdeora. Near Devikot, they ran over a female camel and her calf, who were sitting on the road. He said that the government has declared camel as the state animal, but no special efforts are made for their conservation.

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