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New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor Shashi Chandna was gravely injured in a stray cattle attack on Wednesday (June 24) and is currently undergoing treatment in an east Delhi hospital, reported PTI.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) councillor from the Mandawali ward was reportedly returning from a nearby temple in her constituency at around 10 am on Wednesday when the animal charged at her and flung her into the air. “I hit my head on the road and sustained a few more injuries,” Chandna told PTI over a phone call.

The incident comes amid rising concerns over the poor management of stray cattle in the national capital. On June 19, a nine-year-old child was severely mauled by a stray cow in Delhi’s Tughlakabad Extension, with the CCTV footage showing the child standing in a narrow lane when the cattle suddenly charged at him with force.

The Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 1994, prohibits the slaughter of agricultural cattle but does not provide sufficient alternatives for unproductive or aged cattle, contributing to increased abandonment of animals. Under the existing rules, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is empowered to penalise illegal or unlicensed dairies, cancel licenses and sever water and electricity connection to shelters that continually let their cattle loose.

Owners who let their cattle stray on streets after milking them are liable to a fine of Rs 1,000. Furthermore, according to the New Delhi Municipal Council regulations, stray cattle are strictly banned from the area, unless approved by the chairman of the council. 

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