Celina says she will do everything it takes to free the elephant
New Delhi:
Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly has filed a police complaint against MLA Vinay Kore and a mahout for holding an elephant captive in Kolhapur. (Also read: Celina Jaitly's Mid-Air Trouble in the Plane)
The actress rushed to the Colaba police station on Monday and asked the cops to act against Sunder's mahout and Kore after the elephant was found suffering from a massive wound on his leg. "Sunder is a young kid who has not seen anything but loneliness, cruelty and pain", said Jaitly. "PETA is doing everything possible to rescue Sunder from his misery. It's high time for Sunder's abusers to be brought to justice, and I really hope that the Forest Department and authorities move Sunder as soon as possible before he is hurt again. We will do everything it takes to free this child!, she added.
Senior Inspector Rameshwar Supley acknowledged the complaint from Jaitly. Meanwhile, a complaint against Kore was filed on Monday by animal welfare organisation People for Animals' Naresh Kadyan in Delhi after he learnt about Sunder's wound.
During a recent veterinary inspection by an elephant expert, the 14-year-old elephant was found with a massive wound as a result of being tied constantly with heavy chains. The expert's report also stated that Sunder 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 Kore - who is not the legal owner of Sunder and has reportedly 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 Sunder's release since 2012 and is represented in the Supreme Court by leading animal advocate Raj Panjwani.
The actress rushed to the Colaba police station on Monday and asked the cops to act against Sunder's mahout and Kore after the elephant was found suffering from a massive wound on his leg. "Sunder is a young kid who has not seen anything but loneliness, cruelty and pain", said Jaitly. "PETA is doing everything possible to rescue Sunder from his misery. It's high time for Sunder's abusers to be brought to justice, and I really hope that the Forest Department and authorities move Sunder as soon as possible before he is hurt again. We will do everything it takes to free this child!, she added.
Senior Inspector Rameshwar Supley acknowledged the complaint from Jaitly. Meanwhile, a complaint against Kore was filed on Monday by animal welfare organisation People for Animals' Naresh Kadyan in Delhi after he learnt about Sunder's wound.
During a recent veterinary inspection by an elephant expert, the 14-year-old elephant was found with a massive wound as a result of being tied constantly with heavy chains. The expert's report also stated that Sunder 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 Kore - who is not the legal owner of Sunder and has reportedly 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 Sunder's release since 2012 and is represented in the Supreme Court by leading animal advocate Raj Panjwani.
