In a now-viral video, a man can be seen fatally firing at a stray dog roaming outside his home in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur.
As per reports, the accused fired 3 shots from his licensed revolver killing the dog instantly. In the video, the person can be seen accompanied by a woman and two other men.
Watch the video here:
देवेंद्र सिंह नामक राक्ष्स ने खुलेआम रिवाल्वर से एक बेजुबान कुत्ते को गोली मारी।इस राक्षस को तुरंत जेल भेजा जाए व हथियार सीज किया जाये।ऐसे दरिंदों की वजह से कुत्ते अपने बचाव में हमला करते है और फिर कुछ असामाजिक तत्व कुत्तों को बदनाम करते है @News18India @Uppolice @adgzonekanpur pic.twitter.com/zPyJP1tk4k
— Surbhi Rawat PFA (@surbhirawatpfa) August 18, 2024
Reacting to the viral video, Kanpur police in a post on X on Monday said that the incident took place on August 15 and preventive action has been taken against the man seen in the video. The police further informed that they had confiscated the licensed revolver from the accused.
“The incident is of 15.08.2024, the licensed revolver used has been immediately confiscated by the police and preventive action has been taken against the said person. Other action is being taken.”
प्रकरण दिनांक-15.08.2024 का है, उपयोग की गई लाइसेंसी रिवॉल्वर को तत्काल पुलिस ने कब्ज़े में ले लिया है तथा उक्त व्यक्ति के खिलाफ निरोधात्मक कार्यवाही की जा चुकी है। अन्य कार्यवाही की जा रही है।
— POLICE COMMISSIONERATE KANPUR NAGAR (@kanpurnagarpol) August 19, 2024
This incident comes only weeks after another incident where a man fired shots at four dogs with an air gun killing one and leaving the other three severely injured in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore.
The CCTV footage of that incident had also gone viral on social media which ultimately resulted in the arrest of the accused.
Watch the video here:
#WATCH | Man Caught On Camera Shooting Four Dogs With Air Gun In Indore’s Lasudia; One Canine Dead#IndoreNews #MPNews #MadhyaPradesh pic.twitter.com/mUIwZ8FQyR
— Free Press Madhya Pradesh (@FreePressMP) July 29, 2024Video: Stray Dog On Biting Spree Attacks 17 People In Gorakhpur, Fiercely Jumps & Bites 22-Yr-Old Man’s Lips
As per reports, the accused told the police that he was angry after his 7-year-old daughter was attacked by a dog. He said that it was due to this reason that he took out an air rifle and fired at the pack of dogs which resulted in one death.
