retired doctor

stray dog

psychiatrist

dog’s barking

was arrested after he opened three rounds of fire from an airgun at aon Monday morning in Jayanagar. What pushed the doctor over the edge was apparently the fact that his wife and he were having sleepless nights due to the continuous barking of the dog. This reason, for obvious reasons did not go down well with animal activists, who approached the Jayanagar police and filed a complaint against him.The accused is Shyam Sunder (83), a retiredwho worked in NIMHANS and is a resident of Jayanagar Fifth Block. Police said that Sunder was annoyed with theand dirtying the area in front of his house. On Monday, the dog had made the area dirty and when the doctor tried to shoo it away, it did not budge and continued to bark in front of his house.Around 8:30 am, he went inside his house, got the air gun and shot at the dog. Neighbours rushed to the spot after they heard gun shots and took the injured dog to Jayanagar Veterinary Clinic where it was given first aid and later was shifted to the Jeeva Pet Clinic at J P Nagar.Animal activist KV Harish filed a complaint against Shyam Sunder in Jayanagar police station. Jayanagar police have registered a case and are investigating further.Praveen, an animal activist, said, “I got a call about this incident and we rushed to the spot. We administered basic medications and kept the dog stable for some time and an X-ray was taken. The X-ray shows that there are three pellets inside the body and it needs to be surgically removed. We have taken this to the police and we are ensuring complete support to the dog as of now.”These kinds of incidents are inhumane, he said.