Saharanpur, Feb 29 (IANS): A person, who allegedly locked up a canine in a room and thrashed its mercilessly, has been arrested.
Additional SP (Rural) Sagar Jain mentioned that the police workforce has rescued the canine and arrested the accused, after a purported video of the incident surfaced on social media.
During the probe, it was discovered that the accused is used to beating dogs often, police mentioned.
The injured canine has been admitted to the hospital.
The accused has been booked beneath Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the officer mentioned.