THANE:
The Naupada area has been quite a few cases of robberies
in the recent past. Also, it has been noted that whenever
a robbery takes place, stray dogs have been poisoned
to death in the area. On Saturday, Naupada residents
were shocked to find the dead bodies of as many as
five stray dogs. The animal lovers are speculating
that the dogs may have been poisoned by the robbers.
To
ensure that they can carry out robberies undisturbed,
the robbers always target local strays and kill them.
This trend has been spotted in Naupada and the police
have already registered a number of robbery and shoplifting
cases in last four to five days. Now, the incident
of dog killing is more significant because there may
have been more attempts of similar cases in the area.
Rajesh
Ratnaparakhi, who noticed spotted the dead strays,
informed, "Every morning I go on rounds with
my pet dog and a group of stray dogs surround my dog.
But, it was different last morning as no dog came
near my dog. I then came across the body of one stray
dog that was familiar to me. After that, I found another
one. After going home, I spotted two more dead dogs
from my window. Looking at them it was evident that
they did not die a natural death. I then called the
Naupada police and asked them to look into the matter.
I lodged a complaint against this and now waiting
for the reason behind the deaths. This could be the
work of robbers as they have killed the local strays
before committing a robbery."
Animal
lover Shilpa Naik said, "I saw all the five bodies
and noticed that all of them may have been poisoned.
They may have even died because small glass pieces
may have been put in their food. The blood which was
flowing from the nose and mouth of those dogs reveal
that they were killed. We are eagerly awaiting the
postmortem reports."
Repeated
attempts with the police officials remained futile
as they were busy with the postmortem-related activities
concerning this case.
courtesy
: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
