Man shoots at neighbour's dog for barking contionously [Representative image| Photo credits: iStock]

Key Highlights The dog’s owner said that he pet was brutally shot between the eyes without provocation An FIR was registered against the accused and he was arrested on Friday During interrogation, the accused said that he was only trying to frighten the dog with the pellet gun but accidentally fired at it

Gurugram: In yet another incident of animal cruelty, this time reported from Haryana’s Gurugram, a man, who was irritated over the incessant barking of his neighbour’s dog, allegedly shot the canine in its head, leaving it critically injured. The accused, identified as Jitender Kumar, has been granted bail.

The incident took place in Malibu Town in city’s Sector 37, within the territorial jurisdiction of Sadar Police Station. The survivor dog is a St Bernard and belongs to 60-year-old Dr Sushma Singh. It was on the balcony of her apartment when Kumar shot at it with a pellet gun on Tuesday. Singh lodged a police complaint against Kumar on Thursday.

Man shoots dog between the eyes

According to the complaint filed by Singh with the police, she was inside when she heard a gunshot. She rushed out to the balcony and was taken by a shock after noticing that it was her dog which was shot at by her neighbour. She stated that her pet was brutally shot by Kumar between the eyes without any kind of provocation. She immediately took her injured pet to a veterinary clinic for administering medical care. The condition of the canine is stable now, reported the Times of India.

Accidently fired at neighbour's pet, says accused

On the basis of Singh’s complaint, an FIR was registered against the accused and the Sadar Police arrested him on Friday. During interrogation, Kumar said that he was extremely irritated with the continuous barking of the dog. He stated he attempted to frighten the dog with the pellet gun but accidentally fired it.

Another incident of animal cruelty

In another incident, in February, a local community dog was brutally thrashed with a stick by a watchman inside the campus of the SNDT College at Juhu in Mumbai. The security guard had beaten up the dog on the orders of a college administrator’s wife who disliked its presence inside the campus. The brutal attack left the friendly canine partially paralyzed and later, it succumbed to its injuries.