Video of dogs being trapped, loaded into trucks goes viral; animal activists complain to GBA
Bengaluru: A video footage of men tying the legs of three dogs that had been trapped in a net and plastic sacks before loading them into an open truck has gone viral on social media and enraged animal lovers.
The video, which has reportedly been recorded by eyewitnesses, shows personnel from the Estate Managing Unit (EMU) catching dogs inside the DRDO Phase 2 Township in CV Raman Nagar.
According to Deccan Herald, the animal rights activists on Friday objected to the alleged inhumane manner of handling the dogs, saying around 20 dogs have gone missing in the residential campus.
Priya Chetty-Rajagopal, trustee of the CJ Memorial Trust, has said the personnel on duty, who were garbage collectors, stated that they were directed to catch the dogs. “This is not an isolated incident as the group of garbage collectors has caught dogs earlier too. This also explains why dogs in the neighbourhood have gone missing,” she said.
Chetty-Rajagopal added, “The three dogs in the video clip were caught on Thursday by neutering them, but causing no harm.”
The activists have complained to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner as well as the Central Commissioner, asking the authorities to intervene and conduct an inquiry into the handling of the dogs. They have reportedly also written to noted animal rights activist and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi.
Chetty-Rajagopal said that they wanted to locate and rescue all the dogs that had been captured from the area. “We also want to ascertain that the guilty parties involved in the act be punished. The authorities should ensure that the brutal act is not repeated ever. The guilty people should be held accountable,” she insisted.
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6 held for murder of Congress leader in Ludhiana
Ludhiana (PTI): Six persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of Congress leader Parminder Tiwari, who was hacked to death with an axe on Sunday in Machhiwara here.
Tiwari, the block president of the Congress party from Machhiwara in Ludhiana, was murdered on March 29 while sitting outside his rented quarters near Takhran village
Deputy Commissioner of Police Jaskaranjit Singh Teja stated the case is neither linked to politics nor gang rivalry.
The main accused, Vijay Kumar and Lucky, were apprehended in Jamalpura village in Munger district, Bihar, by a special team dispatched there, police said.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the suspects aimed to illegally occupy a piece of panchayat land in the Machiwara area, but Tiwari opposed their plans. The accused allegedly visited Tiwari at his rented quarters on March 29 and attacked him with an axe, resulting in his immediate death, officials said.
The other four individuals arrested are relatives of the main accused and were aware of the murder plot, the DCP added.
Police have recovered the axe used in the crime, as well as the motorcycle the accused used to flee the scene.
