Camel ‘chews off its owner’s head’ before animal is beaten to death by angry villagers in India
- A camel in Rajasthan, India, was brutally beaten to death after killing its owner
- The camel severed its owner’s head as he tried to rein in the uncontrolled animal
A frustrated camel in India was beaten to death after killing its owner and severing his head.
Owner Sohanram Nayak tried to recapture the animal after it broke free from its rope constraints, trying to chase down another camel.
The beast picked its owner up by the neck, threw him on the ground and chewed on his head.
In a video that has since gone viral online, at least six people with sticks are then seen striking the camel, which they tied to a tree in Panchu village, Bikaner, in Rajasthan state.
The animal was fatally injured during the attack and later died as villagers continued to attack it.
Villagers pictured attacking the camel with sticks after it killed owner Sohanram Nayak
The camel sustained fatal injuries, later dying from the beating as attacks continued
Reportedly, the victim’s family members were involved in the beating of the camel.
The body of Sohanram Nayak was handed over to the family after the post-mortem.
No complaint has so far been made over the killing of the state animal.
Rajasthan, a state in northern India, banned the slaughter and injury of camels in 2015.
The crime, outlined in the aptly-named Rajasthan Camel Bill 2015, is punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine.
The Bill noted an ‘alarming’ decline in the number of camels in the region in recent years, observing that the camel was ‘an integral part of the desert eco-system of the State’.
The Bill followed the identification of a string of intentional killings of camel in the region.
Villagers continue to beat the camel, tied to a tree, as it collapses on the floor from the assault
The camel was made an official State Animal in 2014 to support wider bids, including the 2016 Camel Development Scheme, to protect the animal’s numbers in Rajasthan.
In January, a camel was filmed biting its owner to death after it was punched in the face in Russia.
A mature camel can generate a bite force of 28 kg-cm-2, causing severe injuries to soft tissue and nerves.
Research into repeat camel attacks in Rajasthan in 2015 noted that camels are generally simple and [quiet] but become less tolerant during their breeding season between December and March.
