Two Held as Police Probe Brutal Maiming of Milking Camel in Tharparkar

Overview

• Local residents say the 13-year-old Dhatti milking camel was seized after a grazing dispute on May 25 and later found tied inside a neighbouring barn with legs bound by ropes.
• A technical veterinary committee found the camel’s right eyeball ruptured with permanent vision loss and the left eye severely swollen, alongside deep rope marks and multiple wounds.
• Police registered an FIR naming six suspects and have arrested two people while conducting raids to find the remaining accused.
• Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah ordered a probe and directed the Livestock Department to provide round-the-clock treatment, and a specialised veterinary team reports the animal’s condition has stabilised under monitoring.
• The owner delayed filing a complaint after alleged threats, the camel is a lactating mother with a four-month-old calf, and the case has stirred public outrage that may push for stricter enforcement of animal-welfare laws.