Bull has its Veeru moment atop 60ft water tank

JAIPUR: In a scene reminiscent of Veeru's histrionics in Bollywood blockbuster 'Sholay', a bull climbed up a 60-foot overhead water tank in Ratangarh town of Rajasthan's Churu district.
People received the news with disbelief and initial pictures shared on social media left one wondering whether they were photo-shopped. Even the police first thought it was a prank when they started receiving calls from 11am on Monday .
But when the phone kept ringing for the same complaint, senior cops rushed to the spot.“They were taken aback when they spotted the bull on the water tank,“ said a senior police officer on Wednesday.
The eight-hour rescue operation that followed was full of hiccups. “Initially , we thought we could bring a crane, but that didn't work out. The Army officials called in said they couldn't launch an operation in the evening,“ said an officer.
Finally , officials of the state disaster relief force came up with an idea. According to a district official, the bull was secured with a rope wire and safety belt, and made to abseil down the tank.
As for how it reached up, no one knows the motivation, but photographs show the bull climbing up the stairs earlier in the day .