The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has sought an inquiry in connection with the death of a horse here allegedly during the shooting of filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s historical drama Ponniyin Selvan , according to PETA release.A police official here on Thursday said they registered a case after a volunteer of PETA India, on August 18 filed a complaint stating that a horse died during the shooting of the movie at a private land near a film studio here on August 11.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered against the management of production house ”Madras Talkies” and the owner of the horse under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act and IPC, they said.
The police official attached to Abdullapurmet police station said a veterinarian conducted a post mortem and a report is still awaited.
Following a complaint from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India based on whistle-blower reports regarding the incident, the AWBI wrote to the Hyderabad District Collector and the Telangana State Animal Welfare Board to conduct an inquiry into the death, a release from PETA said.
The carcass was buried on the same ground.