According to the report, the horses died of starvationdue to the unavailability of fodder during the ongoinglockdown.
Assistant police inspector Jitendra Thakur of Satpatipolice station confirmed the deaths and said the cause for thecasualties was yet to be confirmed.
Owners of the horse carriages, however, complainedthat fodder suppliers from Vikhramgadh had stopped the supply,as a result of which the animals could not be fed during thelockdown, Thakur said.
Meanwhile, district veterinarian Dr Prashant Kamblesaid a team of doctors had rushed to Shirgaon-Satpatifollowing the deaths and the matter was under investigation. CORARU ARU