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Crime
Guwahati FIR Filed After Video Shows Chicks Thrown onto Railway Tracks
✍️ Pratidin Time
🗓 10 Oct 2026, 07:37 AM
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A police FIR has been lodged in Guwahati after a video circulating online showed individuals kicking chicks onto railway tracks, prompting animal‑rights concerns.
Police in Guwahati have registered a First Information Report after a video that quickly went viral on social media depicted people kicking live chicks onto railway tracks. The clip, captured near a local railway line, shows the birds being tossed onto the tracks before a train passes, raising serious animal‑cruelty allegations. Authorities confirmed that the FIR was filed under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
Investigators have begun collecting forensic evidence from the site and are reviewing the video to identify the perpetrators. The police have warned that anyone found responsible could face imprisonment and fines, as the act violates both criminal law and specific animal‑welfare statutes.
The incident has sparked widespread outrage on digital platforms, with animal‑rights groups demanding swift legal action and stricter enforcement of existing protections. Public officials have called for heightened vigilance to prevent similar acts of cruelty in the future.
Investigators have begun collecting forensic evidence from the site and are reviewing the video to identify the perpetrators. The police have warned that anyone found responsible could face imprisonment and fines, as the act violates both criminal law and specific animal‑welfare statutes.
The incident has sparked widespread outrage on digital platforms, with animal‑rights groups demanding swift legal action and stricter enforcement of existing protections. Public officials have called for heightened vigilance to prevent similar acts of cruelty in the future.