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A 16-second video showing a teenager lifting a kitten and then kicking it has angered animal activists who lodged a police complaint against the youth.The video, which went viral on social media, shows Versova resident Pratik Hota lifting a kitten and kicking it away. The impact of the kick is such that one of Pratik’s slippers flies off his leg and lands inof the road. The video ends with Pratik going to retrieve his footwear.Pooja Sakpal, co-founder of Youth Organisation in Defense of Animals (YODA) told Mirror that a complaint was lodged against Pratik at Versova police station. “I saw the video on Wednesday evening and was aghast at the way Pratik kicked the kitten,” she said.By then, the video had gone viral and animal lovers across the city came together to identify the culprit.“By early Thursday morning, through commonof Pratik, we managed to trace him down,“ she said.The activists then went to his building, located at Yari Road, and searched for the kitten but it was nowhere to be found.“The security guard also told us that Pratik was not at home,” said Sakpal, adding that the activists requested the residents to inform them in case thkitten was found. “The kittenwould be traumatised after what it went through,“ said Sakpal.Determined to take the case forward, Sakpal went to Versova police station, but realised that the cops were in no mood to take the complaint seriously.“It took the cops five hours to register an FIR. We also submitted a CD containing the video,” added Sakpal, adding that she would pursue the issue until the cops took suitable action against Pratik.Pratik has meanwhile been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Bombay Police Act and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.