A seven-month-old pet dog is fighting for its life after a brutal assault late Sunday night in the Camp area of Pune. Police have booked two individuals for allegedly stuffing the animal into a bag and beating it with sticks, pipes, and stones because it was barking.
The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on April 20 near Dinshaw Opticians on M.G. Road. The dog, named Biddha, belonged to Ajna Mahadev Bhale, a small-time vendor in the area. According to reports, the accused—identified as Nabil Shaikh and Sufiyan—along with two unidentified accomplices, launched a violent attack on the dog. Despite Bhale’s pleas to stop, the group continued to beat the animal and allegedly threatened to kill him for intervening.
Biddha was left in a critical state, suffering severe injuries including a damaged eye and multiple broken teeth. The dog was rushed to the Mission Possible Foundation by local resident Sunny Vijay Shinde. Animal rights activist and founder of the foundation, Padmini Stump, later filed an official complaint at the Lashkar police station on April 21.
Stump condemned the brutality, stating, “The assault didn’t stop even when the dog slipped into a coma and bled profusely. This level of violence reveals the disturbing mindset of the perpetrators.”
She further revealed that the attackers threatened a teenage witness with death should he speak about the incident.
Senior Inspector Girishkumar Dighavkar confirmed that the accused have been booked under Section 11(1)(a) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, in addition to sections 351 (criminal intimidation), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), and 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which criminalizes acts of maiming or killing animals.
The case has sparked outrage among animal rights advocates, and Biddha remains in critical condition as treatment continues.
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