Hyderabad: Residents of Ponnakal village in Addakula mandal of Mahbubnagar, Telangana witnessed an appalling act on Thursday, February 15, as four masked men in a car shot dogs just after midnight. At least 20 dogs were found dead and many others were found injured.
Terrified, the locals refused to leave their house after hearing gunshots and barking dogs. They said that some shots hit the dogs, who died on the spot, while others fled with injuries and eventually died on the street.
After getting the information, Telangana police officials, including Bhutpur CI Ramakrishna, Addakula SI Srinivasulu, and the veterinary physicians arrived at the location to probe the case of stray dogs’ shooting.
The police are now investigating the case to find the culprits who killed the animals and to find out why they committed such a heinous crime.
