HYDERABAD: About 300 dog carcasses were found dumped in a pit in Jagtial district in the latest case of alleged mass killing of strays in Telangana, taking the total number of dogs found dead in the state this month to nearly 900. The latest alleged killings in Pegadapally, 200km from Hyderabad, occurred Thursday, allegedly on orders from the village sarpanch, animal rights activists claimed.Based on a complaint by Preethi Mudavath from Stray Animal Foundation of India, police registered an FIR against the village sarpanch and gram panchayat secretary, among others, under sections 325 read with 3(5) of BNS, and Section 11(1)(a) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (dealing with killing and poisoning by multiple persons). Preethi told TOI villagers informed her the lethal injections were administered by two women.Cases of mass killings of strays have been reported from Kamareddy, Hanumakonda and Ranga Reddy districts in the last few weeks. In most cases, FIRs were registered against newly elected sarpanches and other representatives who allegedly ordered the killings to fulfill their poll promises.
