Ludhiana, May 24 -- The Salem Tabri police have booked a farmer for allegedly poisoning a female stray dog and two puppies in Husainpura village of Ludhiana district.

The accused has been identified as Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Husainpura village.

The FIR was registered following a complaint filed by Mani Singh, president of an animal welfare organisation based in Field Ganj. Police have invoked Section 325 (mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming, or rendering useless any animal) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

According to the complainant, he received a call on May 20 from Kavita Sharma, who runs an organisation named Silent Furrow, informing him that three stray dogs w...