FIR Registered for Piglet Sacrificed by Being Buried Alive in Sitapur, Following PETA India Intervention
After learning that a group of people had sacrificed a piglet by apparently burying the animal alive at Godiyana, Manni Chauraha in Sitapur, for rituals, PETA India successfully facilitated the registration of a first information report (FIR) at Kotwali Police Station with the help of on–ground support from Mr. Vikendra Sharma, an animal rights activist from Badaun.
The disturbing incident was captured on video which appears to show two men burying a terrified piglet alive for sacrifice. PETA India closely worked with the Superintendent of Police, Shri Ankur Aggarwal, IPS; Dr Rajaganapathy R, IAS, District Magistrate of Sitapur; and Shri Anup Kumar, SHO of Kotwali Police Station, to get the FIR registered. The FIR has been registered under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Section 11(1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960.
Section 325 of the BNS, 2023, categorises the maiming or killing of any animal as a cognisable offence and prescribes a punishment of imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with a fine, or with both. Section 11 of the PCA Act, 1960, defines “cruelty” and makes the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering upon any animal a punishable offence.
PETA India commends Dr. Rajaganapathy R, IAS, District Magistrate of Sitapur and the Superintendent of Police, Shri Ankur Aggarwal, IPS, for directing the registration of the FIR. Animal sacrifice is both cruel to animals and a danger to society. It desensitises us to violence and reinforces obsolete beliefs that hinder progress. Just as human sacrifice is now treated as murder, at a time when India is advancing its AI infrastructure, the archaic practice of animal sacrifice must end. It is a necessity for our societal evolution.
The Supreme Court has ordered that animals can be slaughtered only in licensed slaughterhouses and that municipal authorities must ensure compliance with this ruling. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughterhouse) Rules, 2001, and the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, permit the slaughter of animals for food only in licensed slaughterhouses equipped with species-specific stunning equipment.
