Cruelty to elephant cops file fir against unidentified persons

Jaipur: Following a complaint filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) against handlers ill-treating an elephant during rides at the Amber Fort, Jaipur police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against unidentified men.

FIR has been registered under sections 429 and 289 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for ill-treating an elephant and putting public safety at risk. In its complaint, PETA stated that on June 25, about eight men ran out with sticks and an iron ‘ankush’ – a torture device, which is restricted from use by Rajasthan High Court – and encircled the elephant, who had tried to escape from being forced to give rides in the extreme heat.

The men reportedly beat up the helpless animal for more than 10 minutes and continued doing so even after the elephant had stopped trying to escape. A group of American tourists, who were a witness to this, wrote to PETA, asking the group to take action against this cruelty. TOI had reported the incident on June 26, 2017.

In its complaint to Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (RTDC), which permits and promotes elephant rides, PETA urged to put an end to the rides, as they are apparently illegal. The PETA complaint referred to the orders dated December 9, 2014 and September 28, 2015 of the High Court of Kerala, which mandated that, elephants used for rides where public is admitted by sale of tickets must be registered under PARR, 2001 and that, the elephants used for rides in Amber Fort and elsewhere in Rajasthan are not registered as per the mandate of these court orders.

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