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Bhopal Civic Body Seeks Return of Buffaloes Amid Rising Costs
Bhopal’s municipal corporation has been looking after buffaloes kept at its cattle pound.
Police seized the animals while investigating an alleged illegal transport case.
Because the case is still in court, the corporation says it cannot sell the buffaloes.
Feeding them has cost more than ₹16 lakh over 10 months.
The original group had 49 buffaloes.
Nine died, and four calves were born while the animals were at the pound.
The corporation says 47 buffaloes are there now.
It is preparing to ask the police to take them back and share the cost records.
Bhopal Municipal Corporation says it has spent more than ₹16 lakh feeding buffaloes held at its Arwalia cattle pound.
The buffaloes were seized by Itkhedi police during an alleged illegal transport case and remain tied to court proceedings.
The BMC says the pending case prevents it from auctioning the animals to recover their upkeep costs.
Records show nine of the original 49 buffaloes died and four calves were born; 47 buffaloes are currently at the pound.
The BMC is preparing to ask police to take the buffaloes back and receive details of the feeding expenditure.
- Who
- Bhopal Municipal Corporation and Itkhedi police; 47 buffaloes are currently at the BMC’s Arwalia cattle pound.
- What
- The BMC is preparing to return the buffaloes to police after spending more than ₹16 lakh on their fodder.
- Where
- The BMC’s Arwalia cattle pound in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The reported feeding costs accumulated over 10 months; the article says the animals were seized since January 2026.
- Why
- The buffaloes remain connected to a pending court case, preventing the BMC from auctioning them to recover their upkeep costs.
Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Itkhedi police
Auctioning the buffaloes
Bhopal Municipal Corporation
The BMC had proposed auctioning the animals to recover their upkeep expenses.
Itkhedi police
Police denied permission for the auction because the matter is sub judice.
Key facts
- Animals currently at pound
- 47 buffaloes
- Original number seized
- 49 buffaloes
- Reported fodder expenditure
- More than ₹16 lakh
- Period of expenditure
- 10 months
- Deaths recorded
- Nine buffaloes
- Calves born at pound
- Four
- BMC’s proposed action
- Ask police to take back the buffaloes and provide expenditure details
Sources
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