Target: Ajay Kumar Nand, Commissioner of Police, Kolkata Police, West Bengal
Goal: Ensure the owner of a horse that allegedly died in agony from untreated infection, dehydration, and open wounds is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
A horse was found in critical condition beneath a flyover in Kolkata — emaciated, dehydrated, and covered in untreated wounds — and died shortly after being discovered. According to reports, this was not an isolated incident but one of multiple similar cases of horse neglect identified in the same area, suggesting a pattern of sustained indifference to the welfare of working animals. A legal case has been registered against the owner.
The condition in which this horse allegedly was found — infected, dehydrated, and left to die in a public space — points to a failure of basic duty of care that is both morally inexcusable and a violation of India’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Working animals in Kolkata are often invisible to law enforcement until they are found dying or dead. This must change.
India’s animal protection laws exist precisely to prevent cases like this one. A horse reportedly left to suffer and die from entirely treatable conditions deserves justice — and the owner who allegedly allowed this to happen must face meaningful legal consequences. Commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand must ensure the registered case proceeds vigorously and that the accused is held fully accountable.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Commissioner Nand,
We are writing to urge your office to ensure the vigorous prosecution of the individual against whom a legal case has been registered in connection with the neglect and death of a horse reportedly found in critical condition beneath a Kolkata flyover. The animal was allegedly discovered suffering from infection, dehydration, and untreated wounds — and this was not an isolated incident, with similar cases identified in the same area.
The neglect described in this case represents a serious and repeated failure to provide basic care to a working animal. India’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 exists to prevent exactly this kind of suffering. A horse reportedly left to deteriorate in a public space until it died demands more than a case registration — it demands a prosecution that sends a clear message.
We respectfully urge your office to ensure that the case proceeds without delay, that the accused is held accountable to the fullest extent of the law, and that any repeat offenders in this category of neglect are identified and pursued. This horse died in agony. Justice requires nothing less than a meaningful legal outcome.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo credit: Discovery Kolkata
