7 Workers Sacked For Dragging Dead Cow for 5 Kms By Tractor, Dumping Carcass in Open at MP | VIDEO

Bhind: Seven temporary sanitary workers were terminated after a video emerged showing the carcass of a cow tied to a tractor in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district in the limits of Malanpur Nagar Panchayat on Tuesday.

Workers Allegedly Dragged Cow For 5 Km

After finding a cow lying dead by the roadside, sanitary workers of the civic body tied it to a tractor trolley, allegedly dragged it for nearly five kilometres, and dumped it in the open instead of burying it, said Sub Divisional Magistrate Parag Jain.

Notice Served To CMO

After the photograph went viral, a notice was served to Chief Municipal Officer (CMO) Yashwant Rathore, he said.

Workers Sacked For Carelessness

The Nagar Panchayat said in a statement that seven temporary sanitary workers were sacked for carelessness and violation of directives after the incident came to light.

(with PTI inputs)