Case of killing of 500 stray dogs (file photo)
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Digital Desk, New Delhi. A new incident of killing of stray dogs has come to light in Kamareddy district of Telangana. About 200 dogs were killed here. In this way, the number of dogs dying in the state in the last one week has increased to around 500.
Sources in the villages said that some elected representatives had promised to rid the villagers of the menace of stray dogs during the recently held Gram Panchayat elections. To fulfill this promise, the dogs were killed. Police said that a case has been registered against six people including five village sarpanches in this regard.
Earlier, Hanamkonda district police had registered a case against nine people, including two women sarpanches and their husbands, in connection with the killing of around 300 stray dogs in Shyamapet and Arepalli villages.
Promise to get rid of dogs
Last year, before the Gram Panchayat elections held in December 2025, some candidates had promised the villagers to deal with the menace of stray dogs and monkeys. According to sources, now he is fulfilling his promises by killing stray dogs.
Police said the dogs were buried on the outskirts of the villages. The veterinary team removed their dead bodies and conducted post-mortem. A senior police officer said that the internal organs have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for examination.
Police said that notices have been issued to the accused. Animal welfare activist Adulpuram Gautam lodged a complaint at the police station that around 200 stray dogs have been killed in five villages in Palavancha mandal of Kamareddy district in the last two-three days. He alleged that these murders were carried out on the instructions of the sarpanches of the five villages.
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