jaipur a court has directed the police department to investigate into cruelty against elephants used to provide joy rides at the amber fort and submit a report before itthe court of additional chief metropolitan magistrate has also directed the police to register an fir against accused involved in animal abuse and cruelty as per the order copypetitioner gauri maulekhi the trustee of people for animals had moved the court seeking relief to the animals under the prevention of cruelty to animals act 1960 stating that nearly 103 elephants at the amber fort are being illtreated and forced to carry load more than the prescribed limits and are suffering from several health problemsciting a recent animal welfare board of india awbi report a petition was filed hearing the petition yesterday and looking into the awbi report the court ordered to get the matter investigated by the police and file an fir against accused involved in animal cruelty the petitioner said as per the examination conducted by the awbi during december 2017 to march 2018 at hathi gaon 19 captive elephants of the 102 elephants were observed to be blind either unilaterally or bilaterally rendering them unfit for any work ten elephants were found to be suffering from tuberculosis and 28 were found to be above 50 years of agethe elephants were found to be under severe psychological distress the tusks of 47 elephants appeared to have been cut the elephants were seen carrying loads heavier than 200 kg the report saidon the other hand the people for ethical treatment of animals peta through its counsel has sent a legal notice to rajasthans department of archaeology and museums and a copy of it to the forest department asking them to stop elephant riders within three days of receiving the noticeas per the copy of legal notice the animal welfare organisation has sent the notice stating that since the department requires a health certificate from the zoo and no objection certificate from the chief wildlife warden cwlw before granting permission for rides the cwlw should determine whether the elephant rides should be permitted pti