A street dog was allegedly killed by unidentified people in a posh residential colony in East Delhi’s Anand Vihar area, police said on Monday.
The gory incident came to light on Sunday when the carcass of the street dog was spotted by some residents of Surya Niketan, who used to feed the animal. They called the Police Control Room (PCR) and informed an NGO, which deals with cases of animal rights, about the incident.
It was only after the residents created a ruckus over the incident that an FIR was lodged at the Anand Vihar police station under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, section 429 (Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, punishable with a maximum jail term of five years) and section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.
The residents suspect involvement of a family living in the colony behind the killing of the stray dog, said a senior police officer.
They claimed that the members of the family did not like the dog’s presence in the area and had problems with the animal sleeping under their car, he added.
Police on Monday said the dog’s head was found crushed and the locals alleged that the animal could have been “intentionally” run over by a vehicle.
One of them alleged that while they gathered around the carcass, one of the members of the family which had problems with the dog, asked them to keep quiet. They even were found to be happy at the animal’s death, said the officer, quoting from the complaint given by Rahul Kapoor, a resident of the area.
Police said since there is no eyewitness to the killing of the animal, they are questioning the locals about the family under suspicion and trying to get hold of the CCTV footage from the locality to identify the accused. Further investigation in the matter is still on.