Police have received a complaint about a video shared on social media showing a young man beating a pony.
Following the complaint, Nuwara Eliya Police arrested the young man, according to reports.
Police said the suspect was arrested after a quick investigation by the Nuwara Eliya Police.
Legal action has been taken against him under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance No. 13 of 1907 and Sections 411 and 412 of the Penal Code.
The arrested suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court today (28)