Youth arrested for killing street dog in Patiala
Tribune News Service
Patiala, May 5
Taking a swift action, the police arrested a youngster for killing a street dog with a gun in Patran in the evening today.
The suspect has been identified as Taranjot Singh of Khaspur village in Patran division of the district. Action was taken against suspect after Bollywood actor Mansha Bahl and animal rights activist Meet Ashar took up the matter with the police.
Notably, Meet Ashar is an associate manager of the Emergency Response Team of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
Bahl shared a video of the suspect shooting a sleeping street dog with a 12 bore gun. The actor has demanded a strict action against the suspect.
After the video went viral, netizens condemned the incident and demanded strict action against the suspect.
The police said the suspect was booked under Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code and 11(1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Besides, Section 5 and 27 of the Arms Act were also slapped on him, the police added.
They had already recovered dog’s body and 12-bore-gun, the police said. Further investigation was underway while postmortem would be conducted at the veterinary hospital in Samana tomorrow, the police added.
