After 'abusive' parrot, a goat now in Maharashtra police custody for being part of 'cattle theft'

The crackdown on animals continue in the state of Maharashtra as a goat became the latest to be taken into custody by the police. Pictures showing of a goat behind bars have gone viral, days after a parrot was summoned by Maharashtra police for “hurling obscenities” at a woman. The goat was reportedly locked up after a complaint was registered by its owner for cattle theft at Pathri in Parbhani district. [caption id=“attachment_2406834” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Image courtesy: CNN IBN[/caption] The goat was stolen on Saturday, allegedly by three people, one of whom was nabbed by the police and put in the Pathri lock-up. However, the police also locked up the goat along with the alleged thief Naseem Khan. It was only after the photos went viral on WhatsApp and the social media, the goat was released from the lock-up but put under police watch. A police official at Pathri said that the goat was in the lock-up for only 22 minutes and will be handed over to owner Hidayat Khan only after court’s verdict. The incident comes days after police had summoned the parrot in Chandrapur district for “abusing” a woman. With inputs from PTI.