At a time when the killing of a pregnant elephant in Kerala has triggered nationwide outrage, Dehradun police on Saturday arrested a man for the alleged brutal killing of a stray dog in Singra Colony, Vikasnagar while keeping investigations on against the main accused Vinay Kumar.
On June 5, a disturbing video of the same day went viral on social media that showed a white coloured dog crying in pain while being kicked and being flushed with water to rinse away blood.
The video was made by Saumya Bajaj, who filed a written complaint to the police alleging that on Friday, Vinay Kumar killed a five-month old stray dog in a brutal manner after the dog walked inside his house. Taking cognisance of her complaint, police registered an FIR and began investigation. On the basis of video evidence, the police arrested accused Madan Pal, also a resident of Singra Colony, the man seen throwing water on the crying dog with blood on the floor.
In her complaint, Bajaj has stated that Vinay Kumar beat the adolescent dog to death following which, Pal threw water on the bleeding and dying dog to rinse away blood. She has also alleged that when she tried to intervene to save the dog from being killed brutally, Kumar abused her and intimidated her with threats of physical assault.
“I feed strays in Singra Colony where I stay.
On Friday, I fed a five month old pup who then wandered inside the house of Vinay Kumar. A few moments later, I heard piercing screams of the dog and found that he was being beaten to death inside Kumar’s house. I urged them to stop and leave the pup. I tried to rush inside their house to save the dying dog but I was pushed out, abused and threatened. Not allowed to go inside, I made a video of the atrocity from the road,” narrated Bajaj to this correspondent. The police have registered a case under sections 323/504/429 of the IPC and under Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The matter is being investigated by sub-inspector Nidhi Dabral.