Stray dog brutally killed, accused booked

In a shocking incident, a stray dog was killed by a man, identified as Makhan Gujjar, who was later arrested but released on bail by the Airport police.

A case was registered following a lot of effort by the Animal Welfare Organisation, Voice of Animals. The incident occurred at Palm Groove locality. A postmortem was conducted on the dog at the veterinary polytechnic hospital.

A case under Section 325 of the BNS and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act was registered against Makhan Gujjar.

“We were informed by a local resident that the street dog, named ‘Sundroo’, was killed by a man. According to eyewitnesses, his legs were tied before he was brutally beaten with sticks that led to his death,” said Nidhi Adlakha, president of the organisation.

She said the accused was living as a tenant in Gurpreet Singh’s house. He fled immediately after the incident, but was later arrested. She said residents of the area had also submitted complaints against him, but authorities turned a blind eye and did not bother about taking action, she alleged. “Timely intervention could have prevented Sundroo’s tragic death,” she pointed out.

Adlakha claimed that the police have registered an FIR. She pointed out that the police did not take Sundroo’s body into custody nor arranged for a post-mortem. Instead, animal lovers had to arrange ice to preserve the body for two nights. Today morning, Sundroo’s body was taken to the Veterinary Polytechnic Hospital for a post-mortem.

She stressed the need for public awareness and strict enforcement of animal protection laws.

Meanwhile, Nitesh Singhal, general secretary of Blue Cross Society, also condemned the incident and said society would ensure stringent punishment to the accused. He said free legal aid would be given to the complainants.