FIR Registered Against Woman for Killing and Harming Tiny Puppies in Trichy, Following Intervention by PETA India and PFA Trichy
After receiving information and videos showing a disturbing incident involving the killing of two tiny puppies and the alleged disappearance of five more by the same woman, PETA India worked with People for Animals (PFA) Trichy and Trichy police to ensure stringent legal action was taken. The crime apparently occurred on 4 March in the Kambarasampettai area of Trichy, where the accused woman deliberately killed two tiny community puppies by smashing them against a wall. It is alleged that she stuffed the other small puppies into a plastic bag and disappeared them. They are still missing. A search by local activists and volunteers is on. PETA India commends Shri Gunasekaran, Inspector in charge, Jeeyapuram Police Station, and Rajkumar M, Sub-Inspector of police, for registering the FIR.
As a result of PETA India’s intervention and a complaint submitted by members of PFA Trichy, the Jeeyapuram Police Station registered a First Information Report (FIR) on 6 March under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Section 11(1)(a) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, against the accused woman. It has been reported that the accused was arrested, presented before the magistrate’s court, which denied bail and remanded her to judicial custody till 18 March. An investigation is underway, and efforts are being made to locate the missing puppies. PFA Trichy members, namely Advocate Archana Gandhi, Ajay Barath, Vidhya Thangavelu, Ramkumar, Priya, Anbarasi, Sadesh Parameshwaran, S Krishnan and Hemnath Rudhresh, worked on the ground with the police to ensure legal action is taken.
Section 325 of the BNS, 2023, categorises the maiming or killing of any animal as a cognisable offence and prescribes a punishment of imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with a fine, or with both. Section 11(l)(l) of the PCA Act, 1960, further makes the act of mutilating any animal or killing any animal (including community dogs) a cognisable and punishable offence.
PETA India notes that many violent criminals have a documented history of cruelty to animals. A study published in Forensic Research and Criminology International Journal warns, “Those who engage in cruelty to animals were [three] times more likely to commit other crimes, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, harassment, threats, and drug/substance abuse. The major motivations for engaging in cruelty to animals include anger, fun, control, fear, dislike, revenge, imitation, and sexual pleasure.”
