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To,

SHO, Prashant Vihar Police Station,


Delhi.
Subject: Zero FIR regarding.
Sir,
Kindly refer to the contents of the PETA India website http://www.petaindia.com/blog/sunder-
found-wounded
During a recent veterinary inspection by an elephant expert, 14-year-old elephant Sunder was
found with what the health examination report calls a MASSIVE wound as a result of constant
tying with heavy chains. The experts report also states that Sunder should be moved from
Kolhapur to an elephant-care centre in Bangalore on an emergency basis, as directed by the
Bombay High Court. The court had ordered the Maharashtra Forest Department to move Sunder
to the centre before the monsoon season. But Maharashtra Member of the Legislative Assembly
Vinay Kore who is not the legal owner of Sunder and has kept him on his property illegally has
attempted to block the order by filing an appeal with the Supreme Court. PETA has been
campaigning for Sunders release since 2012 and has been represented before the Supreme Court
by leading animal advocate Raj Panjwani. The finding comes on the heels of the December 2013
video footage showing that Sunders mahout beat him with a pole on Kores property. All the
paperwork for Sunders transfer has been completed, and now the Maharashtra Forest
Department simply needs to set a date for the move. The health examination report also stated that
Sunders wound can be dressed, he is not in musth (a period of sexual urge in elephants that can
make them difficult to handle) and he can and should be transported to Bangalore quickly.
It would be pertinent to mention here that elephant is a National heritage animal of India,
protected under the schedule one of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Hence the United Nation affiliated OIPA www.oipa.org chapter in India requesting you, to lodge
ZERO FIR against Vinay Kore, MLA along with all other offenders and forward the same to
Kohlapur for the violation of the section 3 and 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
read with the section 39 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 along with IPC 120-B. It would be
pertinent to mention here that we have taken up the matter with the Election Commission of India,
against Vinay Kore, MLA for not abiding article 51 A (g) of Indian Constitution, handed over
protest petition to the Resident Commissioner of Maharashtra on May 13, 2014.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU23v8I2IU4
Sincerely yours,
Naresh Kadian,
Representative of OIPA in India, C-38, Rose Apartment,
Sector-14, Prashant Vihar, Rohini,
Delhi 110085.

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