Stray dogs in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, were being fed poison-laced meat.
Informing about the case on Friday, the police said that a case has been registered against two office-bearers of a housing complex at Bhiwandi in the district for allegedly causing the death of three stray dogs by feeding them with poisoned food.
The dogs, which frequented the housing complex in the Bhadwad area, were found dead on Thursday morning. Another dog, which too had been fed the meat, survived, as per the complaint.
"A First Information Report has been registered against two office-bearers of the housing society on a complaint filed by a local activist under section 325 (mischief by killing or maiming animal) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act," said an official of Shantinagar police station.
"We are conducting further probe," he added.
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