UP man held for killing dog by slamming it on road

MEERUT: An FIR was registered against a man accused of brutally killing a community dog by repeatedly slamming it onto a hard road in Sisoli of Meerut district. The incident happened Monday but it came to light after a video of the act surfaced on social media, triggering outrage.

The video purportedly shows Naresh Kumar, 40, catching a dog by its tail and repeatedly slamming it on the road. The FIR was registered at Mundali police station following a complaint by Sonia Gautam, of Sarayu Animal Welfare Society, under BNS sections 325 and sections 3, 11(1)(a), and 11(1)(l) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960.

Gautam told TOI, “The accused is a repeat offender and had killed two dogs earlier. But those crimes could not be recorded, and there was no proof of his cruel acts. This time, someone recorded the brutality and shared it with us. I informed PETA about the development, and with their help a case was filed.”

SP (rural) Rakesh Kumar Mishra said, “The accused was arrested Thursday and sent to jail. We are also looking into his previous crimes of similar nature.”