Jhajjar: FIR Registered Against Driver for Running Over and Killing Three Puppies on Separate Occasions, Following PETA India Intervention

For Immediate Release:

31 December 2025

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Jhajjar – After learning that a driver had reportedly purposely run over puppies of the same litter on three different occasions, resulting in their painful deaths, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PETA India) successfully facilitated the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) at Sadar Police Station.

Out of the three incidents, two were captured on CCTV. The first incident, in which a pup was run over by the driver, took place on 26 October. Although it could not be captured on CCTV, it was reportedly witnessed by the care giver. The video of the second incident, from 16 November, shows the driver slowing the vehicle, then running over the pup, reversing the car, and running over the pup again. The video of the third incident, from 04 December, shows the driver reversing the car, and while doing so, he runs over a pup sleeping on the corner of the road. He then runs over the pup again as he exits the street. On none of these occasions did the driver stop to help the pups after running them over. People residing in the area came out to help after hearing the screams of the pups that had been run over.

PETA India closely worked with the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Bahadurgarh, Shri Mayank Mishra, IPS, and the Station House Officer (SHO) of Sadar Police Station, Shri Naresh Kumar, to get the FIR registered. The FIR has been registered under Sections 281 and 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960.

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 of the PCA Act, 1960, defines “cruelty” and makes the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering upon any animal a punishable offence.

“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,” says PETA India Cruelty Response Coordinator Ishani Rathee. “We commend DCP Bahadurgarh, Shri Mayank Mishra, IPS, and SHO of Sadar Police Station, Shri Naresh Kumar, for promptly registering an FIR and sending the message that cruelty to animals won’t be tolerated.”

PETA India recommends that perpetrators of animal abuse undergo 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.”

PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – urges anyone who comes across an injured animal to immediately contact a veterinarian or an animal rescue group for help. It’s also important to stay with the animal and ensure they’re properly treated and tended to. PETA India operates a 24/7 animal emergency line, 9820122602, where callers can receive local contacts and advice.

For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.

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