Kelva police station house officer DP Dadich said police will file a chargesheet soon.

Key Highlights Man allegedly drags dog to death in Udaipur Police book the accused under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act Accused claimed the dog was found dead outside his garage

Udaipur: In a shocking incident, a dog was allegedly dragged to death after it was tied behind a car in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Police have now booked the owner of the vehicle identified as Babu Khan.

A case has been filed against Khan under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The incident took place in Kelva area of Udaipur district. A local court granted bail to Khan after he was arrested by police on Sunday.

According to a report, the matter was brought to the attention of the police after a video of the incident went viral on social media. In the video, the dog could be seen being dragged on the road by a car.

The video was reportedly shot near Shobagpura area of Udaipur five days ago. The canine's body was found in the same area on Friday night.

This man tied a innocent street dog brutally to his car and drove all around shobhagpura 100 feet road udaipur, when people tried to stop him, he threatened them and ran away. Please raise your voice for that innocent dog . @PoliceRajasthan @UdaipurPolice #udaipur #rajasthan pic.twitter.com/QD7odcrJKE — UdaipurVlogz (@udaipurvlogz) October 31, 2019

However, police say that the accused has claimed that the dog was found dead outside his garage and he took the body out to dump it in the nearby forest.

But some local residents allege that the dog was alive when he was tied to the car. According to police, the autopsy of the canine revealed that the dog died of trauma and septicemia caused due to injuries the canine suffered after he was dragged on the road.

Kelva police station house officer DP Dadich said police will file a chargesheet soon. The accused has been booked under Section 429 (mischief by killing animal) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act.

In a similar incident in August this year, a stray dog was allegedly tied to a vehicle and dragged to its death in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The canine's body was found on the road with its eyes popping out and blood oozing out from the body.

The dog's body was recovered near ONGC colony at Bandra-Kurla Complex. The BKC police station had registered a case against an unidentified person in connection with the case.

The animal's front legs were tied with a cloth. A local scribe who spotted the dog's body believed that the animal was dragged to a distance after its limbs were tied to a vehicle.

The Bombay Animal Rights was approached about the canine's brutal killing.