FIR Registered After Community Dog Deliberately Trapped and Suffocated to Death in Drain, Following PETA India Intervention and Complaint by Umeed Ek Kiran in Kanpur
After being alerted about a horrific incident in which a community dog was deliberately chased into a drain that was then allegedly deliberately blocked on all sides with heavy stones causing the animal to suffocate to death, PETA India worked with local activist Mayank Tripathi, founder of Umeed Ek Kiran, and Kalyanpur Police Station to ensure that a first information report (FIR) was registered.
The body of the deceased dog has been recovered. The dog had been residing within the premises of Ratan Orbit along with the dog’s mother. The deceased dog and the mother were both sterilised and were healthy and active prior to the incident. Residents noticed that the dog had been missing for nearly two days. Subsequent search efforts revealed that the dog had been trapped inside a drainage channel (nala) that had allegedly been deliberately blocked on both sides with heavy stones by Ratan Orbit’s manager and a resident.
Based on an eyewitness account recounting the incident and the post-mortem report, Kalyanpur Police Station registered an FIR under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, against both accused. We commend Shri Santosh Singh, Station House Officer of Kalyanpur Police Station, for registering the FIR. The investigation is currently ongoing. 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.
PETA India recommends that perpetrators of animal abuse undergo a psychiatric evaluation and receive counselling, as abusing animals indicates a deep psychological disturbance. Research shows that people who commit acts of cruelty to animals are often repeat offenders who move on to hurting other animals, including humans. A study published in Forensic Research & Criminology International Journal stated, “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.”
Those who abuse animals often move on to harming humans. For everyone’s safety, it’s imperative that members of the public report cruelty to animals such as this one to the police.
