GURUGRAM: A resident of DLF Primus in Sector 82 has filed a complaint with police , accusing two men and their unnamed accomplices for thrashing a stray dog to death, and threatening him and his mother when they tried to save the animal. The mother-son duo not only witnessed the killing of the dog, but also recorded a “video confession” of the accused and submitted it with their complaint.They also said soon after that, the accused ran away with the dog’s body. An FIR was registered against the accused under Section 11(1)(L) of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 199 (false statement), 200 (using as true such declaration knowing it to be false), 201 (disappearance of evidence), 415 (cheating), 416 (cheating by personation), 428 (killing or maiming animal), 499 (defamation), 503 (criminal intimidation), 506 (threat to cause death or hurt) of the IPC at Kherki Daula police station.The complainant, Naman Joshi (30), claimed he had seen the accused indulging in similar acts in the past. “Around 1.20pm on Sunday, I heard loud squeals of a dog. Looking out of my balcony, I saw a boy — Tushar — leading a group of boys in beating a stray with iron rods outside the society. By the time I had rushed to save it with my 55-year-old mother, the dog was dead. I identified another boy in the group — Deepak — along with whom, I have seen Tushar kill other dogs in the past. They claimed the dog was rabid and had recently bitten someone, though I knew it to be healthy and non-aggressive,” Joshi told police.He added they also claimed to have informed an NGO, but before it could arrive, had gone ahead and killed it. “When I threatened to complain, the boys gathered a group of workers from the neighbourhood, and tried to intimidate us with raised voices and abusive language. The other boys picked up the body and ran away,” reads the complaint. Joshi later approached a NGO and filed his complaint on Tuesday.“Gurgaon has a history of cruelty towards strays. Despite Supreme Court orders prohibiting subterfuge in dealing with strays, RWAs, individuals and MCG use fear to kill dogs with impunity,” said Chetna Joshi, an animal rights activist. “We’ve lodged an FIR and are verifying facts. We’ll conduct raids to nab the suspect and find the dog’s body. Afterwards, action will be taken as per law,” said sub-inspector Lal Singh Dhankhar, in-charge of Vatika police chowki under Kherki Daula police station.

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