Family attacked for feeding strays dogs

Pune | Friday | 22nd March, 2019

Summary:

Renu Banerjee (60), a retired teacher from Bishop’s School in Camp, has been feeding the stray dogs for long, which is resented by the slumdwellers. Indian Penal CodeA family residing at Shivnerinagar in Kondhwa was assaulted by a mob from their neighbouring— Bhavani Chawl — allegedly for feeding the area’s stray dogs and defending them. On March 12, a bigger mob returned, broke into the Banerjee home and attacked the family members, sparing no one. “Every night, they hit the dogs, claiming that they are biting residents. They insisted that as we feed the dogs, they belong to us, and we have to take onus..