Disturbing visuals from Mumbai's Dongri area surface online as a bleeding horse was paraded on the 10th day of Muharram, also known as Ashura. The video stunned netizens, and they slammed the community for injuring the innocent animal. Meanwhile Peta retweeted the video and stated that, "We object to the use of any animal during processions. In this case, the Dongri police tell us the horse was painted. This is also highly objectionable, but the horse is not lacerated. PETA India offered a mechanical elephant for a Muharram procession this year but our offer was not taken up, but we persist."
According to the Muslim community, they observed the day of Ashura on the 10th of Muharram. Many places in India, including in Mumbai, take out processions in the name of the Prophet's grandson, Imam Hussain, who was martyred on this day in Karbala in Iraq. In particular, the Shia Muslims mourn the death of Imam Hussain by performing different rituals.
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Meanwhile, the Shia community has denied hurting the horse and said that the animal was not harmed during the procession and that it was painted all over its body. The clip has now gone viral on social media and is claimed to be from Dongri in South Mumbai. The Shia community take out procession every year by wearing black clothes and hurt themselves with knives and other sharp weapons.