Dog paralyzed, writhes in pain after being thrashed by guard. [Representative image] | Photo Credit: ANI

Key Highlights The dog was very friendly, vaccinated and used to stay inside the college campus The security guard had beaten up the dog on the orders of a college administrator’s wife who disliked its presence inside the campus Eventually, it succumbed to its injuries and was cremated

Mumbai: A shocking incident of animal cruelty has come to light from Mumbai where a local community dog was brutally thrashed with a stick by a watchman inside the campus of the SNDT college at Juhu. On hearing about the incident, petrified animal rights activists rushed to the campus and found the partially paralysed and wriggling in severe pain.

An FIR has been registered against the accused security guard identified as Pratap Singh, at the Santacruz Police Station.

Guard thrashes friendly dog

While speaking to the Times of India, animal rights activist Savita Mahajan said that the victimised Dog, who is addressed as Bhola by the local community, was a vaccinated and healthy canine and used to live inside the SNDT college campus. Some students of the college approached her and told her that Bhola was brutally thrashed with a stick by Singh on February 4. Reportedly, he was a very friendly dog.

College Admin's wife order to thrash dog

Later, it was revealed that the security guard had beaten the dog on the directions of a college administrator’s wife who disliked Bhola’s presence inside the campus. Mahajan called up the accused over the phone and recorded the audio in which the security guard confessed of hitting the animal as he was ordered to do so for displacing the animal. Another animal lover named Saylee Kale also, separately, recorded the guard’s confession and lodged an FIR against him.

Dog succumbs to injuries, cremated

The activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal, after learning about the incident, rushed to the location to enquire about the dog’s condition. Eventually, Bhola succumbed to injuries and was cremated. The local police have not yet arrested the accused security guard. Mahajan demanded an action against the college administrator’s wife who gave instructions to the watchman to dislodge the dog. According to law, it is not permitted to displace any animal.

The accused watchman has been booked under section 429 of the Indian Penal Code and the police investigation is underway.