Rehab facility: 111 ‘rescued’ camels pass via Aravalli under police protection on way to Rajasthan

SP Sanjay Kharat of Aravalli district police told The Indian Express on Thursday: “The herd of camel entered Aravalli via Lunavada in Mahisagar district. After crossing Aravalli, they entered Rajasthan via Shamlaji yesterday.” Kharat added that Aravalli district police “piloted” the herd while it was passing through the district. “Because it was such a large herd, our team accompanied it to ensure that the animals don’t hinder traffic on the national highway (48), leading to Udaipur and Delhi,” he said.

He further said, “They are being taken to a rehabilitation centre at Sirohi in Rajasthan via road. They had entered Gujarat via Valsad and after passing through various districts, entered Aravalli and then crossed over to Rajasthan.”

Incidentally, 58 camels belonging to breeders from Kutch were also seized by the Amravati police in Maharashtra last year after an NGO complained that they were being taken to Hyderabad for slaughter. However, the camel-breeders moved court and managed to get the animals released after proving themselves as the owners and establishing that the camels were not being sent to an abattoir.