Bus mows down camel in Bangalore

A bus belonging to the state owned transport corporation mowed down a one-humped Arabian camel when it was crossing the road in Bangalore on Monday.

The camel, which died on the spot, had been brought to the City to give joy rides to people.

Police said the camel and its keepers were trying to cross the Old Madras Road in Bangalore when the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus hit the animal on the head and hump.

A case has been booked against the driver of the BMTC bus and the animal’s carcass was handed over to its keepers after an autopsy.

Meanwhile, animal rights activists in Bangalore have urged the Government to disallow large animals like elephants and camels from walking on the City roads. “Camels and elephants should be banned from entering the City”, said trustee of Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) Suparna Ganguly.

“For camels, it is like being in an alien country. The city climate does not suit these ships of the desert”, he said.