Sundaymail Editor
AN enraged camel was beaten to death by villagers after it reportedly decapitated its owner in India.
Sohanram Nayak tried to recapture the rampaging animal after it broke free from its rope constraints, trying to chase down another camel in Panchu village, Bikaner, Rajasthan state.
The beast then picked its owner up by the neck, threw him onto the ground and “chewed off his head”, according to “The Times of India”.
In a video that has since gone viral online, at least six people armed with sticks tied the camel to a tree before bludgeoning it to death.
The animal could be seen slumped against the tree after the attack while the camera also pans to show the lifeless body of its owner.
According to local reports, the victim’s family members were involved in beating up the camel.
The body of Sohanram Nayak was handed over to his relatives after a post-mortem.
No complaint has so far been made over killing the state animal.
Rajasthan, a state in northern India, banned the slaughter and injury of camels in 2015.
The crime, outlined in the 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 camels in the region.
The camel was made an official state animal in 2014 to support wider efforts, 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/cm2, 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. — dailymail
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God has spent your money
When a “prophet” or a “prophetess” instructs a congregant to do something, usually, the follower does not ask questions as they believe the order comes from God.
This played out when Khulisani Moyo consulted prophetess Sidelile Masera Moyo (43) of Induna Barracks in Bulawayo at her shrine in Donnington West as he intended to sell his car.
It is understood that during a prayer session, which involved congregants lining up to be prayed for, Khulisani, who was desperate to sell his car after failing on countless occasions to get a buyer, knelt before Sidelile and asked her to pray for him.
The prophetess held his head and prayed.
After two days, an ecstatic Khulisani returned to the shrine to announce he had sold the car. He told the “woman of God” that the car had been bought for US$2 200.
The cunning Sidelile told him to wrap the money in black-and-white pieces of cloth and bring it back for prayers.
It is reported that Sidelile told her client that she would keep the money for three days and pray over it to cast out evil spirits that might be following Khulisani.
Gullible beyond belief, Khulisani complied.
After three days, when he returned to collect his money, he was told to come the following day. She kept telling him to return the following day every time he approached her about his money — ostensibly because strong evil spirits held sway over it — until the scales fell from Khulisani’s eyes and he realised he had been duped.
Eventually, the prophetess confessed she had used US$1 700 to settle her debts and was left with US$500.
Initially, she had intimated that God had spent the money.She told Khulisani to return the following day and repeated the pattern for days.The dissatisfied congregant finally reached the conclusion that “God was not in it” and reported Sidelile to the police.
The prophetess appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Shepherd Mnjanja, charged with theft. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 months in prison.
Three months were suspended on condition she does not commit a similar offence within five years.
A further four months were suspended on condition she restitutes US$1 700 to Khulisani.
The remaining five months were suspended on condition she performs 175 hours of community service. — B-Metro
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