Khandwa, Aug. 19 -- A man wearing a dog mask staged a unique symbolic protest at the Khandwa Collectorate, alleging that funds meant for the sterilisation of stray dogs were misused and claiming that "we are being defamed" because of the rising stray dog population in the city.

The man arrived at the weekly public grievance hearing on Tuesday and submitted a complaint against the Khandwa Municipal Corporation. He was accompanied by Khandwa Municipal Corporation Leader of Opposition Mullu Rathore, who supported the protest aimed at highlighting the city's stray dog menace.

Explaining his unusual form of protest, the man said he wore the dog mask to seek justice and draw attention to alleged corruption in the civic body's sterilisation pr...