Man booked for sexually assaulting cow

The Bengaluru City Police have registered a case after a video allegedly showing a man sexually assaulting a cow in the Akkipete area of the city surfaced on social media.

According to the complaint filed by PSI Sumangala S.A. of Cottonpet Police Station, who is in charge of the station’s social media monitoring cell, the incident came to light on Saturday after an X account identified as “GarudEyeintel Defence Intel” tagged the police and posted a video seeking immediate action.

Police said the video allegedly showed a man arriving on a two-wheeler near Gadde Road in Akkipete on May 5. After noticing that nobody was around, the accused allegedly approached a cow that was laying on the roadside and engaged in an unnatural sexual act, causing physical abuse to the animal.

Based on the complaint, a case under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and also under 325 of BNS Act has been registered and efforts are under way to identify and trace the accused.