FIR registered against businessman for sacrificing 101 goats for Owaisi’s long life

Hyderabad: Hyderabad police has registered an FIR against a city-based businessman for allegedly sacrificing 101 goats for the long life of Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi after he was attacked in Uttar Pradesh recently.

The goats were 'sacrificed' last Sunday at Bagh-e-Jahanara, Madannapet Colony, here, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' (PETA) release.

The alleged incident was caught on video footage, which shows people posing for photos and videos while standing in front of the frightened goats, who were cornered in a small area. The purported video then shows the animals being killed in front of each other. Their throats were slit while they were fully conscious, and the slaughter took place in full view of the public in a residential area.

The FIR is registered under sections 4 and 5(b), read with sections 6 and 8, of the Telangana Animals and Birds Sacrifice Prohibition Act, 1950, and sections 3, 11(1)(a), 11(1)(l), and 38(3) of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960.

"PETA India commends the Hyderabad police for taking steps to send the message that cruelty to animals will not be tolerated,” said PETA India Emergency Response Team Associate Manager Meet Ashar.

"Just as human sacrifice is now treated as murder, at a time when India is embarking on space missions, the archaic practice of animal sacrifice must end. Today, many people engage in sacrifice much more productively by distributing wealth, clothing, or fruits and without harming animals,” he added.

In its complaint, PETA India pointed out that Section 5(b) of the Telangana Animals and Birds Sacrifices Prohibition Act, 1950, clearly states that no person shall knowingly allow any sacrifice to be performed at any place that is in their possession or under their control.

Section 4 prohibits anyone from officiating, performing, or participating in sacrificing an animal in any congregation. Section 8 makes all offences under the Act cognizable, the release added. (Inputs from UNI)