India, April 16 -- A video on a social media platform of a grey langur being transported on a motorbike, with its tail bleeding and being dragged on the Sector 14 Road in Rohtak on March 9has elicited concerns of cruelty to animals among animal activists and environmentalists, who have alleged police inaction in the incident.

Police said that they are currently waiting for details of the two-wheeler registration number and ownership from the road transport authority to take action.

Gurugram-based environmentalist Deepika Srivastava, who flagged the issue to the police and the wildlife department on March 10,said the possession of the simian was illegal and that it was subject to abuse, in clear violation of the Wildlife (Protection) Act...