The Kashigaon Police Station registered a first information report (FIR) against three individuals for organising and participating in an illegal horse-cart race that took place on October 1 in the station’s jurisdiction. This action followed a complaint filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, who was alerted about the race by a whistleblower.

After submitting a complaint to Madhukar Pandey, Commissioner of Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar Police, PETA India worked closely with Avinash Ambure, Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime), and the Kashigaon Police Station. The FIR was registered under Sections 291, 281, 125, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, along with Sections 11(1)(a) and 11(1)(l) of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960. Six horses were seized as part of the operation.