Several stray dogs ‘poisoned’ and buried

Narsapur Municipal Commissioner suspended pending inquiry

Taking cognisance of allegations of killing some street dogs by administering poisonous injections, Arvind Kumar, Secretary, Municipal Administration, has called for a report immediately.

Additional Collector, Local Bodies, Pratima Singh submitted a report to the Secretary in this regard on Thursday. According to sources, large number of street dogs were killed and buried in a ground in Narsapur municipal limits. The incident took place few days ago and came to light on Thursday. Peoples for Animals representatives Pruthvi and Goutam lodged a complaint alleging that municipal officials were responsible for the incident. Police registered a case. Carcasses of animals were dug and post-mortem was conducted by the officials of animal husbandry. It was alleged that more than 200 dogs were killed.

“The ground was dug, samples were collected from the carcasses and sent to forensic lab. To my knowledge it was stated that about 150 carcasses were there,” said an official from animal husbandry department on condition of anonymity.