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Lakshmi, show-stopper buffalo at Jind show, sold for Rs 25 lakh 
Deepender Deswal/TNS

Hisar, August 8
‘Black Beauty’ Lakshmi, the show-stopper buffalo in the Murrah catwalk two years ago in Jind, has fetched a whopping Rs 25 lakhs to its owner. The deal has been finalised and an Andhra Pradesh farmer has accepted the offer. Two cattle middlemen brokered the deal between him and the buffalo owner Kapoor Singh, a resident of Singhwa Khas village in the district.

This is tipped to be the highest price at which a buffalo has been sold in the country. Lakshmi, which was adjudged the best buffalo in the Muktsar cattle fair earlier this year, had bagged prices worth around Rs 3 lakh in milk yield and other contests. One of its male calves was sold for Rs 3 lakh.

Kapoor Singh is elated over the successful bid. He stated that he had quoted the price hoping that the purchasing party would turn down the offer. “But it seems that he was determined to acquire Lakshmi as he had offered Rs 19 lakh a few months back”, said the cattle rearing farmer.

Extremely satisfied, Andhra farmer Rajiv Sarpanch would take the buffalo home in a couple of days.

Kapoor informed, “The deal materialised on Tuesday. On being approached to sell Lakshmi over phone by the middleman, I demand Rs 25 lakh which seemed an unrealistic figure to me as I was not too keen to sell the buffalo. Within minutes, I got a call from the middleman telling me that the party has accepted the offer and is making the advance payment of Rs 4 lakh”.

Kapoor said Rajiv immediately left for Haryana and arrived today with full payment. The two middlemen Raju Punjabi of Rohtak and Ramu of Gaddi Kheri village are excited for brokering the deal. Impressed with the deal, buffalo owner has decided to double the commission fee of the brokers. “Though there is a trend of two per cent commission on the sale deed, I would give them Rs 50,000 each”, he said.

Ramu, who accompanied Rajiv, said, “Rajiv had a wish to own this buffalo after he spotted it at the Muktsar cattle fair. Obviously, he must have accepted the offer with some considerations. He is happy to shell out this amount for Lakshmi.”

Kapoor informed that he purchased the buffalo for Rs 2.5 lakh two years back. “I find that the buffalo has special qualities. With proper diet, the milk yield improved exceptionally. During the first lactation period, it yielded 22.5 litres milk. It’s highest milk yield is 28 litres a day.”

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