Ex-Army man kills brother’s pet dog over family dispute

A former Army man bludgeoned his brother’s pet dog to death. He hit on its head with a stick due to a family dispute. The suspect also assaulted his brother and took away Rs 70,000 in cash and gold jewellery from his house.

Harjeet Singh, a resident of Jhande village, lodged a complaint with the Sadar police, stating that his brother, Tarsem Singh, a former soldier, along with his wife and son, entered their house on Friday and began to severely beat him. The suspect repeatedly struck their German Shepherd dog on the head with a stick. He beat the dog so badly that it died.

The complainant further stated that the suspect, along with his family, took away ?70,000 in cash, a gold ring, and a gold bangle from a box in their house. After severely beating him, they fled the scene after threatening them.

The Sadar police have registered a case against Tarsem and his family members based on Harjeet’s complaint.

ASI Jatinder Singh stated that the police would soon arrest the suspects as raids were being conducted to nab them.