Hanamkonda: A man was booked by Hanamkonda police for allegedly trying to strangle the pet dog of another man on Thursday, July 11.
Adulapuram Gautham, who runs the NGO Stray Animal Foundation of India, along with the members of another NGO named Preethi, found that Vinay, a snake catcher from the Brahmanawada locality of Hanamkonda district, tortured the pet dog of Natraj from the same colony. The accused lifted the dog with the chain tied to its neck and attempted to kill it by beating it.
The dog sustained serious injuries so severe that the animal was not able to bark due to severe vocal cord damage. The incident took place in the absence of the dog’s owner. Gautham, who came to know about the incident from a video of the torture recorded by a student of the locality, complained against Vinay at the Hanamkonda police station.
Speaking to Siasat.com, Hanamkonda sub inspector Sravan Kumar explained the whereabouts of the case.
“The incident happened in Brahmanawada within the Hanamkonda police station division. The pet dog barked at Vinay, a neighbor of the pet dog’s owner, while he was going to a shop. Vinay (who was supposedly enraged) lifted the dog with the chain attached to its neck.
After that, he kicked the dog, as per video records. Off the records, he also beat the dog with a water can. Animal lovers complained about the incident, and the cause is under investigation.
According to the Hanamkonda police, the accused, Vinay, is booked under section 11 (Treating animals cruelly) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act 1960 and section 325 (Mischief by killing or maiming animals ) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha(BNS).
The case is under investigation.
