Mumbai-based animal rights activist arrested over remarks on Nagas for eating dog meat

The Oshiwara police, Mumbai on July 17^th, 2020 arrested the animal rights activist Hema Choudhary from her residence in Andheri (West) for allegedly making objectionable remarks against people of Nagaland in a video on social media. Later, she was handed her over to Nagaland police.

It may be mentioned that a few days ago, Choudhary posted a video with objectionable remarks on the people of the Nagaland on YouTube after which an offence was registered by cyber police station, Kohima, Nagaland.

The FIR was registered under sections 153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language) 153B (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration) and 505 (Statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 (1) (2) (Punishments for offences of atrocities) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Also read: Nagaland govt bans sale of cooked and uncooked dog meat

The activist from Mumbai has recently made some objectionable remarks on the Naga people for eating dog meat. This earned her wrath of the people of the state.

On July 3^rd, 2020, Nagaland Government decided to ban commercial import and trading of dogs and dog markets and also the sale of dog meat, both cooked and uncooked in the state.

To forward more details on the matter, the Chief Secretary of Nagaland tweeted regarding the matter.

Earlier, the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) on Thursday made a fresh appeal to the Nagaland government to take immediate actions to implement a ban on the sale, smuggling and consumption of dog meat in the state. It also urged the state government to ensure enforcement of stringent animal welfare laws.

“We are once again hit by shock and horror at recent images that have emerged from ‘animal markets’ in Dimapur, Nagaland where dogs are seen in terrifying conditions, tied up in sacks (gunny bags), waiting at a wet market, for their illegal slaughter, trade and consumption as meat,” FIAPO executive director Varda Mehrotra said in a release.

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