Telangana: Man bites, tears goat’s skin with teeth and bare hands, FIR filed after PETA complaint

A man who bit into a goat’s neck during a ritual sacrifice in Siddipet has been booked after PETA India and SAFI filed a complaint. The incident, recorded and shared online, drew sharp criticism and legal action for animal cruelty.

Hyderabad: A case has been filed against a man who participated in a gruesome sacrifice ritual of a goat and tore into the animal’s skin with his teeth and bare hands.

The incident of the man biting and ripping apart the animal by the neck as others held it down took place at Jakkapur Village of Siddipet, and was recorded and shared across multiple social media platforms.

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Animal welfare organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PETA India), in coordination with Stray Animal Foundation of India (SAFI) Hyderabad, facilitated the registration of a first information report (FIR) at the Chinnakodur Police Station.

PETA India coordinated with the Commissioner of Police, Siddipet, Dr B Anuradha for registration of the FIR, following a formal complaint filed by Adulapuram Goutham, Cruelty Prevention Manager at SAFI, Hyderabad.

The FIR has been registered against the key individual seen in the video under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023; Section 6 of the Telangana Animals and Birds Sacrifices Prohibition Act (TABSPA), 1950; and Section 11(1)(a) and 11(1)(i) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960, PETA said in a press release.

“We commend Dr Anuradha’s swift action in directing the registration of the FIR and sending a firm message against animal cruelty. Animal sacrifice is both cruel to animals and a danger to society. It desensitises the public to violence and reinforces obsolete beliefs that hinder progress,” says Virendra Singh, PETA India Cruelty Response Coordinator

The Supreme Court has ordered that animals can be slaughtered only in licensed slaughterhouses and that municipal authorities must ensure compliance with this ruling. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana prohibit religious sacrifice of any animal in any place of public religious worship or adoration or its precinct or in any congregation or procession connected with religious worship on a public street.