Pune: The district deputy commissioner of animal husbandry department on Friday asked the Kothrud police to probe the Thursday’s illegal bullock cart racing on Mahatma Tekdi and take appropriate action to prevent recurrence of such events.
“A bullock cart race was held at Mahatma Hill in Kothrud on Thursday. It has come to our attention that such events are being frequently held at this location.It, however, remains unclear whether all these races have been conducted legally. Steps must be taken to prevent such incidents from recurring in Kothrud and its surrounding areas. Accordingly, appropriate action should be taken to determine if the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA), 1960, and its subsequent amendments have been violated,” district deputy commissioner of animal husbandry department Dr Ankush Parihar stated in the letter sent to the Kothrud police.
The letter directed the Kothrud police to investigate the incident at its level and submit an inventory report to the office of district deputy commissioner of animal husbandry in Khadki.
Kiran Gosavi, a regular walker on Mahatma Tekdi, on Friday told TOI, “When I had spoken to the organisers of the race a few days back, I was told that that they would be holding the event every Thursday and Sunday. So, they will be conducting the bullock cart race again on Sunday [Feb 11]. I hope the police take action before that.”
Gosavi said not only was the race illegal, but there was also no medical team, ambulance and first aid available for those involved in the race.
An official of the PMC building permission department said, “We will submit a letter to the Kothrud police next week, asking them to investigate the incident and not allow such activities on the hill, which is a Biodiversity Park zone.”
An senior officer from the Kothrud police said he was yet to go through contents of the letter and would look into the issue on Saturday.
On Thursday, a senior official from the animal husbandry department had said such races would only be organised after permission from the collector’s office, which consults the husbandry department before granting any permissions. “We, however, did not receive any communication from the collector’s office regarding this race, indicating that it was illegal,” he had said.
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“A bullock cart race was held at Mahatma Hill in Kothrud on Thursday. It has come to our attention that such events are being frequently held at this location.It, however, remains unclear whether all these races have been conducted legally. Steps must be taken to prevent such incidents from recurring in Kothrud and its surrounding areas. Accordingly, appropriate action should be taken to determine if the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA), 1960, and its subsequent amendments have been violated,” district deputy commissioner of animal husbandry department Dr Ankush Parihar stated in the letter sent to the Kothrud police.
The letter directed the Kothrud police to investigate the incident at its level and submit an inventory report to the office of district deputy commissioner of animal husbandry in Khadki.
Kiran Gosavi, a regular walker on Mahatma Tekdi, on Friday told TOI, “When I had spoken to the organisers of the race a few days back, I was told that that they would be holding the event every Thursday and Sunday. So, they will be conducting the bullock cart race again on Sunday [Feb 11]. I hope the police take action before that.”
Gosavi said not only was the race illegal, but there was also no medical team, ambulance and first aid available for those involved in the race.
An official of the PMC building permission department said, “We will submit a letter to the Kothrud police next week, asking them to investigate the incident and not allow such activities on the hill, which is a Biodiversity Park zone.”
An senior officer from the Kothrud police said he was yet to go through contents of the letter and would look into the issue on Saturday.
On Thursday, a senior official from the animal husbandry department had said such races would only be organised after permission from the collector’s office, which consults the husbandry department before granting any permissions. “We, however, did not receive any communication from the collector’s office regarding this race, indicating that it was illegal,” he had said.
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