Kid Goat Killed Through Neck Biting During Illegal Sacrifice in Bidar, FIR Registered Following PETA India Complaint
After receiving a video showing the unlawful and barbaric killing of a kid goat during a sacrificial ritual in Kaplapur Chitta, Bhalki taluka, Bidar district, PETA India worked with the Superintendent of Police, Bidar, and the Bhalki police station to get an FIR registered.
A video revealing the cruel act was published by the accused on his Instagram account – sandipshinde8348, where the accused could be seen repeatedly biting into the neck of a young goat with his teeth while the goat was fully conscious. Upon investigating the account, another video of the same person killing a different kid goat during a sacrificial ritual in May 2024 in a similar manner was found.
Acting on the complaint from PETA India, the Bhalki Police Station registered an FIR under Sections 3(5) and 325 of the BNS, 2023; Sections 11(1)(a) and 11(1)(l) of the PCA Act, 1960; and Sections 3, 5, and 6 of the Karnataka Prevention of Animal Sacrifices Act, 1959. PETA India especially commends the Superintendent of Police, Sri Pradeep Gunti, IPS, for his swift action in directing the immediate registration of an FIR against the cruel killing of a baby goat.
The complaint also cited the Karnataka Prevention of Animal Sacrifices Act, 1959, which, under Section 3, strictly prohibits the sacrifice of animals in or within the precincts of any place of public religious worship, or during any related congregation or procession. Section 4 prohibits any person from officiating, assisting, or participating in such sacrifices, and Section 5 bans the use of any place of public religious worship for this purpose. Section 6 makes violations of Sections 3, 4, and 5 punishable offences.
Also, PETA India highlighted that killing animals illegally by several persons in furtherance of a common intention is a punishable offence under Section 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. Under Section 325 of the BNS, mischievously killing animals is punishable with imprisonment for a term that may extend to five years, a fine, or both.
Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, and Rajasthan already have laws in place prohibiting the religious sacrifice of any animal in any temple or its precinct. Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana prohibit it in any place of public religious worship, adoration, its precinct, or any congregation or procession connected with religious worship on a public street.
Just as human sacrifice is condemned as murder, the outdated practice of animal sacrifice must also be abolished.
