Sidharth Malhotra

Sidharth Malhotra has written a letter to prime minister Narendra Modi on behalf of PETA India, requesting stronger penalties for people who commit acts of cruelty against animals. Malhotra pointed out that India's Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, contains outdated penalties, such as a maximum fine of Rs 50 for convicted first offenders who abuse animals, which he calls "barely equivalent to a slap on the wrist".