KANPUR, July 31 -- Four stray dogs were found dead in the Chowk-Sankata locality here on Thursday morning, with police probing suspected poisoning after a CCTV footage surfaced showing an unidentified man feeding the animals shortly before they died. On Friday, a bull was also found dead at the same spot, prompting police to widen the investigation, officials said.

Residents said the dogs had been barking late into the night but were found lying dead on the street the following morning. Before police reached the spot, the Kanpur Municipal Corporation removed the carcasses.

The bull's carcass was sent for autopsy to ascertain the cause of death, while police initiated legal proceedings, officials said, adding that investigators are exami...