Mumbai: Mysterious cat killer on prowl in Bandra; 6 felines attacked

MUMBAI: A mysterious cat killer is on the prowl in the posh Bandra (west) area where already six cats have been brutally attacked in the last few days in Chimbai road and Perry Cross road. Of the six felines targeted, three are dead while the jaws of the remaining cats are badly broken.
An FIR has been lodged at the Bandra police station on Friday.
"It is horrific to see the surviving victim cats whose jaws have been so badly broken with a blunt object, that they can no longer eat anything. We suspect that some animal hater with a weapon has been silently moving around the various lanes in Bandra where the street cats are fed by local animal lovers regularly; and harming the cats at will. I personally spoke to the regional additional commissioner of police (west), after which the FIR has been successfully lodged against an unknown person for animal cruelty," said activist Vijay Mohanani of Bombay Animal Rights (BAR).
A cash reward of Rs 15,000 has also been announced by BAR to anyone who can give any leads on the identity of the culprit.
Bandra based animal feeder, Dr Jyotsna Changrani, told TOI: "The first cat death occurred on the Perry Cross road; multiple fractures were seen on the head of the cat which was lovingly named as 'lockdown' by the local residents. Since then, till this Friday, as many as six cats have been mysteriously attacked by someone with a heavy or blunt object. We have urged the police to check the CCTV footage at various sites in order to find the culprit."
Meanwhile, BAR has appealed to the public, especially the animal feeders, to stay alert and report any suspicious person or activity happening in Bandra on their phone number -- 9920388000.