Cooch Behar/ Siliguri: A person was arrested in Cooch Behar for allegedly poisoning about seven stray puppies. An identical incident additionally got here to mild in Ward 18 in Siliguri the place round 10 stray puppies had been poisoned to demise.
Police from the Pundibari Police Station of Cooch Behar arrested one Satyen Barman (40 years.) His goat was bitten by stray dogs following which he allegedly poisoned the puppies.
On Saturday, native residents of Kaljani below Khapaidanga Gram Panchayat noticed two of the puppies lifeless. They additional alleged that 5 extra had been poisoned by Barman and buried. A grievance was lodged primarily based on which Barman was arrested and produced in Court on Sunday. Police are investigating the case.
In one other incident, ten stray dogs had been allegedly poisoned to demise in Ward 18 of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) close to Rana Bustee.
On Saturday night time, a resident of the realm, who repeatedly fed the stray puppies, discovered them lacking. On trying round, he noticed the carcass of the puppies within the drain.
The matter was reported to an animal welfare organisation and the Siliguri Police Station.
“There were 15 puppies. I saw them in the morning. Then they went missing. 10 are dead, 1 has been found in critical condition and 4 are missing. They have been poisoned,” said Ashim Chakraborty, a neighborhood resident. Police have began an investigation.
