KATMANDU: Police in Nepal’s capital Katmandu have launched a campaign to round up cows roaming the streets, blaming them — considered sacred by local population — for car accidents and traffic jams. “The stray cows and oxen have been a big nuisance in Katmandu streets.

They not only cause accidents, but also make the streets untidy,” Pawan Giri, spokesman for the Kathmandu Metropolitan Traffic Police, told AFP.

He said the captured animals would be detained until their owners paid a fine of approximately $ 60 for their release.