Updated On: 25 March, 2023 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Sion police say the accused are animal activists, but didn’t take care of the dog they illegally took into custody for monetary profit

Accused (from left) Lata Parmar, Bimlesh Navani and Mohit Chawre
The Sion police have filed the charge sheet in a case against the former city head of People for Animals, an organisation founded by BJP leader Maneka Gandhi, and her two associates. The trio were arrested last year for illegally taking custody of dogs from their owners by threatening a police case for animal cruelty.
Lata Parmar, the main accused, and her associates Bimlani Navani and Mohit Chawre have also been charged with evidence destruction. The Sion police have added Section 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offenders) in the case.