The cow had gone missing on Sunday morning and was later found bleeding and tied to a tree at a nearby field.(Representational image)

In an utterly shocking and bizarre incident, a cow was sexually assaulted in a village in Andhra Pradesh.

The cow was raped by unidentified person at Gokivada village in Pithapuram mandal of East Godavari district.

The cow, who is three-months pregnant, belongs to a farmer named Nama Butchi Raju. The cow had gone missing on Sunday morning and was later found bleeding and tied to a tree at a nearby field.

Later, a local veterinarian confirmed that the cow was sexually assaulted.

The farmer has lodged a police complaint. Meanwhile, the news has agitated villagers who have demanded stern action against the accused while alleging few similar incident in past.