Mumbai: FIR Registered For Attempted Killing of a Dog, Following PETA India Intervention 

For Immediate Release:

14 August 2025

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Mumbai— After receiving a video depicting the horrifying beating of a community dog on the head with a thick bamboo stick, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PETA India), with the support of local volunteer named Arti Patnayak, filed a complaint at the Sakinaka Police Station. As a result, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against the accused under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Section 11(1)(a) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960. The investigation is currently ongoing.  

The incident took place near Tar Galli, close to Madina Masjid, Jari Mari, Kurla-Andheri Road, on 31 July, at approximately 9:15 p.m. In the video, the accused is seen striking the dog directly on the head with a thick bamboo stick. The injured dog was admitted to the Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals, Parel, for treatment. Following veterinary care and recovery, the dog was released back to Tar Galli on 6 August. 

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. Attempting to kill, maim, or poison any animal is a cognisable offence under Section 62 read with Section 325 of the BNS, 2023.  Section 11(l)(a) of the PCA Act, 1960, prohibits the beating, kicking, torturing or treating of any animal in a manner so as to subject to unnecessary pain and suffering. 

“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 Shreedhara Purohit. “We commend Shri Pramod Tawde, Senior Police Inspector at Sakinaka Police Station, for registering the FIR and sending a clear message that cruelty to animals will not be tolerated.” 

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 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” – opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram. 

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