
Over the weekend, Pantai Dalam officers and local residents sacrificed several cows in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration at the Al-Ikhlasiah Mosque.
Among them was astoundingly big cow that became an attraction for locals – one named ‘Gemuk’ who has been deemed the tersado (toughest and most muscular) cow in Malaysia, weighing 1.2 tonnes (1200kg).
Locals also claimed that Gemuk was chosen for the sacrificial ritual because it was the “best cow”.
Ikhlas Chief Executive Officer, Ikhlas Kamarudin, said the cow, who is estimated to have a market value of more than RM30,000, was the beloved pet of a little girl.


He said Gemuk was reared by a farmer named Muhammad Bakri Bukhari from Bera, Pahang, a customer of the umrah package offered by Ikhlas Sdn Bhd who had performed the holy worship last March.

As evident in the photos, Gemuk’s sacrificial…