A heart-wrenching video has surfaced from Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, which can send shivers down anyone’s spine. Here in Magam Beerwah area, some people crossed all limits of cruelty and brutally killed a voiceless stray dog by beating it with heavy stones and wooden sticks. The video of this brutality has spread like wildfire on social media, seeing which there is immense anger among the netizens.
According to the information received, this horrifying incident happened when this stray dog had allegedly attacked some pedestrians and bit them. After this, the people present there got so enraged that they took the law into their own hands. In the viral video, it can be clearly seen how the mob kept attacking the voiceless animal with sticks and heavy stones until it died.
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Big police action on viral video
After this brutal video surfaced on social media, there was anger among the people and common users including animal lovers demanded strictest punishment against the accused. Taking cognizance of the seriousness of the matter and the uproar created online, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police immediately came into action. The police has started action in this area.
FIR registered under Animal Cruelty Act
Giving official information, Jammu and Kashmir Police said that FIR number 57/26 has been registered against unknown accused at Magam Police Station under the ‘Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act’. The police are thoroughly investigating all the facts related to the incident and the accused are being identified on the basis of the video.
Officials have appealed to the general public not to spread any kind of misleading or unverified information on social media and let the law take its course.