Karnal, March 7 -- The Panipat police registered an FIR after a disturbing video went viral on Holi allegedly showing a few men forcing a buffalo to drink alcohol and then making it pull a cart while intoxicated.

The video was posted on the Instagram account of Kartik Khokhar (@khokhar_kartik) on March 25, 2024, and was widely shared this year. The video is said to be from Noltha village of the district's Israna sub-division.

The incident drew widespread condemnation from animal lovers following which the animal rights organisation PETA took cognisance of the matter and filed an official complaint.

As per the FIR, a copy of which HT has, Ishani Rathee, PETA India's cruelty response coordinator said that several emails and phone calls a...