The man who claimed that the village secretary and sarpanch instructed him to kill the dogs has been the subject of a complaint from the Andhra Pradesh police under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
In the Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh, 18 stray dogs were poisoned to death.
The dogs were poisoned on Saturday, according to K Swamy, the sub-inspector of police for Chebrole Village, since they were causing problems for the locals. A complaint was made against the group by animal rights advocate Srilatha Challapalli, whose base of operations is in Eluru, around 40 kilometres from the village. On the basis of this complaint, the FIR was registered.
The Andhra Pradesh police have filed a case under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act against a man named K Veerababu who claims that the secretary and sarpanch of the hamlet of Chebrole in Andhra Pradesh instructed him to give the dogs fatal injections in order to kill them. The police have filed a report under sections 428 and 429 of the IPC (Indian Penal Code), which make it illegal to harm or maim any animal valued at more than Rs 10. An inquiry is currently in progress.
The IPC's Sections 428 and 429:
Section 428- Mischief by killing or maiming an animal worth at least ten rupees.—Whoever does mischief by poisoning, killing, maiming, or rendering useless any animal or animals worth at least ten rupees must be punished with either a fine or two years in jail, or both.
Section 429 - Mischief by killing or injuring cattle, oxen, or other animals worth at least fifty rupees-
Any person who harms an animal—whether it be an elephant, camel, horse, mule, buffalo, bull, cow, or ox—by killing, poisoning, injuring or rendering it useless, regardless of its value—or any other animal worth at least fifty rupees—shall be punished with either a fine or imprisonment of either kind for a term that may last up to five years.
In the Siddipet district of Telangana, nearly 100 stray dogs were slaughtered earlier this year. Social media went viral with videos showing the dogs' corpses laying in a pit, generating a huge uproar.
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