Hyderabad, Aug. 31 -- Racing horses that were shifted to a stud farm in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur from a Hyderabad-based race club in May this year have been dying at a rapid pace, prompting complaints from animal rights activists and a PIL in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

According to media reports, 57 horses in the custody of Suresh Paladugu, head of the Horse Power Super League (HPSL)in Hyderabad, were shifted to a stud farm in Raipura village in Jabalpur in May. Since then, 19 horses have died due to various reasons.

The first 13 horses reportedly died of heat, and the last six, which died over the past two weeks, had suffered various illnesses. Two of them died due to septicemia, two to paralysis. One succumbed to colic and anothe...