India, March 19 -- A 27-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for crushing a stray dog to death with his SUV Mahindra Thar Roxx inside a residential society in Greater Noida West on Monday night, police said, adding that the vehicle has been seized.

The arrest followed a CCTV footage of the incident, uploaded by an animal activist, which went viral on social media, said police.

The accused has been identified as Neeraj Parmar, 27, a project manager at a private company. He lives in a rented accommodation in Amrapali Leisure, Techzone 4, Greater Noida.

"On Monday around 10 pm, Parmar was returning home when he ran over a dog sitting on a road inside the Amrapali Leisure society. After a few minutes, the dog succumbed to injuries," said...