In a video that has surfaced on the internet on Thursday, it was seen that a few men brutally smashed a stray dog’s skull with stones in South Delhi’s Vasant Vihar area. After killing the dog, the accused picked him up and threw the carcass in an isolated place.
The incident has attracted the attention of animal lovers and common people in the city.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, south district, Chinmoy Biswal said that a First Information Report was registered in this respect at the Vasant Vihar Police Station under Section 428 (Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees) and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960.
The additional DCP further said that further investigations in the matter is on and efforts are on to nab the culprits.
In the video, three persons are seen coming with big stones at a locality in South Delhi’s Munirka and smashing the head of the sleeping dog. After killing the dog, one of the men threw the canine in a corner.
The video was shot from a house in the locality and the owner of the house spread the video on social media saying the culprits should be brought to book.