DEHRADUN: A owner was arrested in the case of forcing a mule to inhale ganja. The action comes after the visuals of two youths forcing the mule to smoke a ganja-laced cigarette drew a lot of criticism on social media.

The brutal act happened during the journey to Kedarnath. The police who examined the visuals found that the incident happened at Tharu camp in Choti Lincholi, 16 km from Kedarnath. The arrested is Rakesh Singh Rawat, the owner of the mule. The police stated that further investigation is going on in the incident.

Kedarnath
A lot of mules and horses are being worked to death, flogged and often drugged to make them carry more load and with greater frequency. More than 60 mules died within the first 20 days of yatra..😐🤨😞 @sanjg2k1 @Bharat24588032 @pushkardhami @AdvAshutoshBJP @Samay_IPS pic.twitter.com/8IvFzxF4kx

— Ashutosh Tiwari 🇮🇳(Optimus Prime) (@styris867) June 24, 2023

Mules and horses are used in Kedarnath for climbing hills and carrying loads. It is reported that drugs are given to carry more burden. The mule’s senses become numb after giving drugs. A social media user shared the video and said that more than 60 mules have died in the first days of the Kedarnath Yatra. The cyber world demanded strict action against those who forcibly make them inhale ganja.