KOLAR: Three cows died on the spot after container lorry filled with 21 cows, which were being illegally transported to a slaughterhouse overturned early on Thursday morning near Kyalanur Cross in Kolar taluk.
Bajrang Dal workers, acting on definite information that cows are being illegally transported in the lorry, chased it to rescue cows. At this time, the lorry driver lost control and the vehicle overturned. Three of the 21 cows being transported in the lorry died on spot.
The lorry was going from Chikkaballapur towards Kolar when it overturned. Eighteen of the cows are alive, but some have broken horns and some others have small injuries. The incident occurred in Vemagal police limits, and the police are conducting further investigation.
