In a fresh incident of stray dog killings, around 200 canines were allegedly killed in Telangana’s Kamareddy district, taking the toll to about 500 in the last one week, police said on Tuesday.
Sources from villages said (some) elected representatives, including sarpanches, allegedly carried out the killings to “fulfill promises made to villagers” during the recent gram panchayat elections to tackle the stray dog menace.
Police said a case has been registered against six persons, including five village sarpanches, for their alleged involvement in the incident.
Earlier, police in Hanamkonda district had booked nine persons, including two women sarpanches and their husbands, in connection with the alleged killing of around 300 stray dogs in Shayampet and Arepally villages.
“Ahead of the gram panchayat elections held in December last year, some candidates promised villagers they would tackle the stray dog and monkey menace. They are now allegedly fulfilling’ those promises by killing​In a fresh incident of stray dog killings, around 200 canines were allegedly killed in Telangana’s Kamareddy district, taking the toll to about 500 in the last one week, police said on Tuesday.
Sources from villages said (some) elected representatives, including sarpanches, allegedly carried out the killings to “fulfill promises made to villagers” during the recent gram panchayat elections to tackle the stray dog menace.
Police said a case has been registered against six persons, including five village sarpanches, for their alleged involvement in the incident.
Earlier, police in Hanamkonda district had booked nine persons, including two women sarpanches and their husbands, in connection with the alleged killing of around 300 stray dogs in Shayampet and Arepally villages.
“Ahead of the gram panchayat elections held in December last year, some candidates promised villagers they would tackle the stray dog and monkey menace. They are now allegedly fulfilling’ those promises by killing ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
