Karnataka: Two Persons Booked For Beating Dog To Death In College Premises In Udupi

According to head of Madhvaraj Animal Care Trust Babita Madhavraj, the accused put the dog in a gunny bag before beating it to death. Later, they took the carcass and dumped it elsewhere.

Representative Image

Source : Getty Images

New Delhi: Two persons were booked for allegedly killing a dog in Karnataka’s Udupi district, news agency IANS reported.

According to the report, the incident took place in the premises of Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management in Bantakal, near Udupi.  

Karnataka Police said the accused have been identified as warden Nagaraj and Rajesh. They allegedly killed the dog after they found a student playing with the animal in the college premises, police said on Saturday.

According to the head of Madhvaraj Animal Care Trust Babita Madhavraj, Nagaraj and Rajesh put the dog in a gunny bag before beating it to death. Later, they took the carcass in a college vehicle and dumped it elsewhere.

READ | 'Yuva Shakti Driving Force Behind India's Development': PM Narendra Modi At NCC Rally In Delhi

Meanwhile, animal lovers strongly condemned the incident after a video of the brutal act went viral on the social media.

In a similar incident, 25 stray dogs and puppies were allegedly beaten to death in a village in Gujarat’s Gir-Somnath district.

According to reports, the town planned a large wedding celebration and launched a cleaning drive for that. Videos showed the residents searching the village for dogs before brutally beating them to death with sticks. Moreover, some dogs were put in sacks before being beaten.

READ | 'Congress Only Does Aarti Of Gandhi Family...': Amit Shah At Road Show In Karnataka's Kundgol

State Animal Welfare Board member Rajendra Shah sent a letter to the Gir-Somnath Superintendent of Police and the district collector and urged harsh punishment for those involved.

"Animal birth control (ABC) programmes are not implemented in small villages by the local bodies. As a result, the dog population is increasing. However, it's a criminal offence to commit such cruelty on dogs and we demand against the perpetrators," Rajendra Shah said.