CHANDIGARH: In a horrific incident, a stray dog was beaten to death by a resident of Sector 15, Panchkula.A complaint in this regard, was giving to the cops by another resident of the same sector who alleged that after beating the dog to death, the accused had dumped the dog’s mortal remains in some other locality. The Animal Welfare Association, Panchkula is looking into the matter.The incident took place on Sunday evening after the complainant, heard cries of the dog. He then reported the matter to the police.Sharing details of the incident, Meenakshi Mahapatra, founder member of the association said, “A complaint about killing of a community dog has been filed against resident of Sector 15, Panchkula by Sandeep Verma, business and a resident of the same sector at the local police station. A DDR (no 9) has been filed on Sunday. We are supporting the complainant as it is an offence to kill a dog under Section 11(1)(1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.”According to Sandeep, the act of disposing off the dog's body has been captured on CCTV camera (footage is with TOI). “Eye witnesses who came out on hearing the cries of the dog, also claimed to have seen the dog being beaten to death. The dog was then loaded in a red sedan’s boot and was disposed of somewhere else,” said Meenakshi.However, she alleged inaction by the police. “We are pursuing the case, but cops are yet to initiate any action to recover the dog's body and book the culprits for cruelty. Activists of Animal Welfare Association have pledged to support the complainant and get justice for the voiceless soul.”She added that such cruelty cases are a main cause of dog bites too. “Witnessing such cruelty, other dogs get more ferocious and fearful of humans. As a result, they end up biting people in self defence,” she said.

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