LUCKNOW: In a stunning incident of cruelty to animals, a pair in Gomtinagar brutalised a stray canine on Wednesday. The canine was crushed, tied to a motorcycle and dragged for a long way.
A video of the incident went viral, exhibiting a person and a lady thrashing a canine with a rod, whereas one other video confirmed the person tying the canine with a wire.
“The incident took place on April 1, while the FIR was registered on April 2 on the complaint given by an animal activist Charu Khare,” mentioned DCP central Raveena Tyagi. “An FIR has been registered and action is being taken,” she added.
As per police, the duo was booked underneath Sections 429 (mischief), 504 (insult) and 506 (prison intimidation) of IPC.
The Lucknow police’s X deal with mentioned the duo had been arrested. The Gomti Nagar SHO was unavailable for remark , nevertheless it was learnt that the couple was launched later. “The dog was in a critical condition with a broken front leg. Eyewitnesses recounted the horrifying scene where the man Jagdish tied the dog to his bike and dragged it while the woman Sonam hit the canine with a stick,” mentioned Khare, who runs an NGO referred to as Aasra based mostly in Lucknow. She mentioned {that a} shut relative of the accused had shared the video together with her and even gave the canine first help. “The condition of the dog is stable and it will take a month to recover. His medical will be done on Thursday,” she added.
“When I reached the spot on getting information and questioned the couple , they misbehaved with me. So I had to call 112 and take the help of the police. However, even when police reached the spot, they misbehaved, verbally abusing the cops and threatening to kill me,” she mentioned within the FIR.
As per the reviews, the couple brutalised the canine as a result of it bit their daughter when she was taking part in exterior her home .
The viral video drew loads of criticism from the netizens, with folks asking the police to take strict motion towards the couple.
“Oh God. What is this…who is an animal…who is a human? So much cruelty,” mentioned Vivek Sharma, a social activist. “These people should be sent behind bars and be booked under serious charges,” mentioned Pawan Sharma, one other social media person.
