Female Stray Dog, Her Puppy Strangled, Hanged From Tree In Thane; FIR Lodged
Mumbai: Police in Thane registered a case after a female stray dog and her puppy were allegedly strangled and later hanged from a tree. The incident came to light after a citizen alerted an animal activist, who visited the spot.
Police said the incident came to light on March 16 when a female stray dog and her puppy were strangled to death and later hanged from a tree. They were found hanging on a tree in the Sainath Colony of Ulhasnagar Camp 5 on Wednesday, March 16.
“Shruti Chugh, an animal activist working for People for Animals NGO, got a call from an alert citizen. She then went to the spot and found both of them dead. She sent their dead body for post mortem to get the reason behind the cruel death,” said a police officer.
The activist then approached the Hill Line police station in Ulhasnagar to register a case under section 429 (killing or maiming cattle, etc.) of the Indian Penal Code and the relevant section of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
Hill Line Police has constituted a team to trace the accused involved in the brutal death of animals.
“We are checking the CCTV footage in nearby areas to get some clue in the case. Also, we are checking if the stray had attacked or harmed anyone in the locality, which may have led the accused to take revenge and reach the extreme step of allegedly killing the animal,” said a police officer from the hill line police station.
(With Free Press Journal Inputs)
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