Animal Cruelty At Its Worst: Man Arrested For Sexually Abusing Female Stray Dog In Thane

In a abhorrent incident of animal cruelty, a 40-year-old man allegedly sexually assaulted a female stray dog in Thane, Maharashtra. According to reports, the incident took place on a foot over-bridge at Wagle Estate in the evening on Tuesday.

After a complaint was registered by animal right activist Aditi Nair, the accused was arrested.

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According to the police, the accused resides on Wagle Estate¡¯s Road number 16. The man does odd jobs like manual scavenging among other things, to get by. On Tuesday, a bunch of boys who feed the street dogs in and around the area, spotted the man sexually abusing the female dog on the bridge. They immediately contacted Nair about the heinous crime.

Nair then reported the incident to the police and filed a complaint against the accused.

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Nair said that police were initially ¡°reluctant¡± to lodge a case against the accused, following which she approached Thane Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar. ¡°He (Phansalkar) strictly told the concerned police to immediately act and make an airtight case,¡± Nair told TOI.

On Wednesday, police registered an offence under IPC Section 377 (unnatural sex) and Section 11(a) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The accused was picked up by the Wagle estate¡¯s Srinagar Police. ACP Prakash Nilewad said that a sincere investigation is being conducted into the case.

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