- By Raju Kumar
- Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:07 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Stray Dogs Killing: Around 500 stray dogs were killed in Telangana's Kamareddy district, creating outrage among animal lovers. The incident of stray dog killings had been carried out in the last one week. The news agency, PTI, quoting sources, reported that dogs were killed to fulfil election promises.
Some elected representatives, including sarpanches, allegedly carried out the killings to "fulfill promises made to villagers" during the recent gram panchayat elections to tackle the stray dog menace, the sources said.
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Six Booked For Killing Dogs
Taking a cognisance of the dog killing incident, police registered a case against six persons, including five village sarpanches.
Earlier, police in Hanamkonda district had booked nine persons, including two women sarpanches and their husbands, in connection with the alleged killing of around 300 stray dogs in Shayampet and Arepally villages.
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"Ahead of the gram panchayat elections held in December last year, some candidates promised villagers they would tackle the stray dog and monkey menace. They are now allegedly fulfilling those promises by killing stray dogs," sources said.
The carcasses were buried on the outskirts of villages, police said, adding that veterinary teams exhumed the bodies and conducted post-mortem examinations. Viscera samples have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory to determine the exact cause of death and the type of poison used.
Earlier, around 300 stray dogs were allegedly poisoned to death over three days from January 6 in Shayampet and Arepally villages of Hanamkonda district. Police had registered a case against nine persons, including sarpanches, gram panchayat secretaries and two hired persons. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would consider directing states to pay "heavy compensation" for dog-bite incidents and hold dog feeders accountable, expressing concern over the lack of implementation of norms related to stray animals over the past five years.
(With PTI inputs)