Man buys horse to commute amid fuel price hike

• A man in Maharashtra, India, bought a horse for affordable commuting.
• He says fuel prices had gone up and public transport was not plying.
• Some people find it an efficient and healthy option, others are worried about animal rights.

MAHARASHTRA: A man from India's Aurangabad city in the state of Maharashtra bought a horse to deal with the fuel price hike efficiently. 

The man, identified as Shaikh Yusuf, bought a horse to commute as it is a more “feasible option”, he told ANI. He had bought the horse during the COVID-19 lockdown for INR40,000 and named him “Jigar”. 

“I work as a lab assistant at a college, and even today, I use my horse to commute. It keeps one fit and healthy. Also, given the rise in fuel prices, horse as a mode of transport is a feasible option,” he told the news agency.

Yusuf added that he purchased the horse when his bike had stopped functioning, petrol prices began shooting, and public transport was not plying.

The internet is divided as it usually is, as some netizens found it a good and healthy option while others were concerned about animal rights.