10 men were arrested in Delhi for racing two horse carts on a busy road, which endangered the lives of road users. The incident took place at Kamla Market, a major shopping center in north Delhi. The men were charged for violating various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including breach of traffic rules, and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The video of the incident shows scores of men riding scooters without helmets alongside the horse cart and cheering the tongawallahs to go faster.
“The apprehended persons were creating a nuisance on the road and putting the lives of road users in danger. Hence, the action was taken against them under sections 289 (negligent conduct with respect to animals), 268 (public nuisance), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and other relevant sections of Prevention of Cruelty against Animals Act,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Sanjay Sain was quoted saying by news agency PTI. It seems that the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Sanjay Sain has commented on the incident where 10 men were arrested for organizing a horse cart race on a Delhi road. According to the statement, the men were arrested for creating a nuisance on the road and putting the lives of road users in danger. They have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including breach of traffic rules, public nuisance, disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant, and common intention, as well as under other relevant sections of Prevention of Cruelty against Animals Act. It ended in the arrest of 10 men.
A First Information Report (FIR) was filed and the men were arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including breach of traffic rules. They were also charged for violating the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
. The men were arrested and charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including breach of traffic rules, and for violating the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
