Two arrested for killing stray dog

Coimbatore: The Peelamedu police arrested two men on Monday for killing a stray dog on Ellaithottam Road at Rangavilas Nagar. Balasundaram of Ellaithottam Road in Peelamedu and Mithun, a guest worker, killed the dog by beating it using a wooden log and buried the carcass, honorary district animal welfare officer of the Animal Welfare Board of India Pradeep Prabhakaran said.
“Balasundaram did not like the dog, which was very active and had approached some youths in the locality, asking them to kill it. However, the youths told him to approach the city municipal corporation to capture the dog. With the help of Mithun, Balasundaram tied the dog to a tree and thrashed it using a wooden log. After killing it, they buried the carcass. When the youths questioned him for killing the dog, Balasundaram contacted the city police control room and claimed that he was harassed by the youths,” Prabhakaran said.
Peelamedu police inspector R Vivekanandan booked Balasundaram and Mithun under Section 429 (mischief by killing or maiming cattle etc.,) of the Indian Penal Code and 11 (1) (i) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. They were remanded in judicial custody and were lodged in the Pollachi sub-jail.