India, April 1 --  Multiple incidents of dog bites within a housing society, enraged residents who wish to rid the premises of the strays and two alleged canine enthusiasts, who sniffed a moneymaking enterprise, have led to complaints and counter-complaints being registered with the Kalyan police recently.

On March 28, the Khadakpada police registered an extortion case against two purported dog lovers, following a complaint by members of Wadhwa Meadows, a housing society comprising 400 flats in 10 buildings, in Kalyan. The complainants alleged that one of the accused demanded Rs.16,000 for each stray to be removed from the vicinity. When residents refused to pay, one of them purportedly threatened to implicate others in animal crue...