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Police said the preliminary investigation suggests the boy’s father, seen in the clip standing a few feet away and watching his child throw the puppy, captured the video and posted it on social media .
Police said the incident happened at the 14th Avenue company on February 2. An FIR was registered against the father – an engineer – following a complaint filed by Surbhi Rawat, a People For Animals volunteer, at the Bisrakh police station on Saturday. He was booked under section 429 of the IPC (mischief in killing or mutilating cattle, or any animal worth fifty rupees) and provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. animals.
“The father first made the video and then released it on social media. He should have stopped the child. It was his negligence. He said his child was playing with the puppy and while playing , he threw the puppy from a height,” Bisrakh station SHO said.
In the video, the boy is seen picking up the stray puppy from the bushes and carrying it while it squirms in his hands, apparently trying to break the hold. Another dog can be heard barking in the background. The boy then walks to the edge of the basement railing and throws the puppy off it.
Animal rights activists said the puppy died instantly, but residents of the society said he survived. The SHO said the police could not spot the body.
On Sunday, as news of the FIR spread, dozens of residents of 14th Avenue began protesting and allegedly tried to get the stray dogs out of the housing complex.
Priyanka, a resident who feeds stray dogs in the society, tried to stop them when a few women hit her from behind, another video circulating online showed. A man also allegedly slapped her, another dog feeder at the society told TOI.
“The residents initially blocked the road outside the society, but the police told them to protest inside. They entered and went to the feeding point. They started moving the dogs of the company. After this, Priyanka came down and asked them not to do it. “They should ask GNIDA to do it instead. A woman pushed her from behind, after which two other women joined and started attacking her. A man also slapped her, which caused a ruckus,” said a resident on condition of anonymity.
Surbhi Rawat, who filed a complaint against the boy’s father, said, “Locals created an uproar when they came to know that an FIR had been filed. They beat a woman who looked after community dogs there. The authorities told them that it was illegal to move stray dogs. All company dogs are sterilized and vaccinated.
The SHO confirmed that the woman had lodged a complaint and said the investigation was ongoing. An FIR is yet to be registered in the case.
TOI had earlier reported on the conflict arising from stray dogs living in gated societies and condominiums across the NCR. This has often led to conflicts, with one calling for stricter rules to keep stray dogs away from residential areas and the other expressing concerns about the animals’ rights and welfare.
Although India has a comprehensive set of rules for vaccination, sterilization and feeding of stray dogs, little is done on the ground to enforce these standards in cities.
Priyanka and the boy’s father could not be reached for comment until Sunday evening.
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