Police have now booked 13 persons, including three neighbours for allegedly killing the dog. | Photo Credit: Representative Image

Key Highlights Pet dog tortured to death by owner's neighbours in Agra Police have booked 13 persons, including three neighbours, for allegedly killing the dog Dog was tortured by inserting a pointed object in its eyes and genitals

Agra: In a ghastly incident, a three-year-old pet dog was brutally killed after it was abducted from outside its owner's house by the neighbours in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh.

Police have now booked 13 persons, including three neighbours, for allegedly killing the dog.

According to a report in The Times of India, the killing of the dog, who was lovingly called Twinkle, took place in Beri Ka Nagla locality under Jagdishpura police station.

The complaint in this regard was filed by pet's owner Kartar Singh Nigam. The complainant said he had to take the help from the office of the Union minister and animal welfare activist Maneka Gandhi after police initially refused to file the complaint.

The 41-year-old man mentioned in the FIR that the canine was picked by the accused and killed in the rear of the Institute of Mental Health and Hospital. It is said that the dog was tortured by inserting a pointed object in its eyes and genitals.

The report suggested that the accused kidnapped the pet for fun and later killed him mercilessly.

"I had taken care of my dog as a child. My family is in shock due to the horrible death of our pet dog. I failed to understand why such a harmless creature was tortured to death. The people who did this to our dog are dangerous to society. The dog's body was found in a forested area. I request the law enforcement agencies to quickly take action against the culprits and send them to jail," said the owner of the canine.

"After the complaint, we have registered a case under Section 429 (mischief by killing or maiming cattle) of Indian Penal Code (IPC)," Jagdishpura Station House Officer (SHO) Rajesh Kumar Sharma said. An FIR has been filed against 13 persons including three men who have been identified as Tiger, Umesh and Seepu. Police have launched a manhunt to nab the accused.