Madhya Pradesh: 13 cows burnt alive in truck fire at Ujjain
India TV NewsHighlights Around 13 cows were charred to death after a truck carrying them caught fire in MP's Ujjain The incident took place on May 21 late night near Ghinoda village, said police The truck was carrying more than 20 bovine animals Around thirteen cows were charred to death after a truck carrying them caught fire in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday late night near Ghinoda village under Khachrod police station limits, they added. Some people saw the vehicle, which was without the driver, up in flames and tried to douse the blaze, but five cows and eight calves died by that time, Khachrod police station in charge Ravindra Yadav said. The villagers claimed that 10-15 cows saved by them from the truck ran away into a nearby forest, he said.