India, May 22 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that his government will work to "remove" stray dogs from places with heavy public movement and use "legally permissible measures, including euthanasia" against "dangerous and aggressive dogs that pose a threat to human life", following a Supreme Court order dated Tuesday.

For the first time, the top court allowed euthanasia for stray dogs that are rabid, incurably ill, or proven to be dangerous, in a move to reduce the threat to human life. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria issued a series of directions to address the growing number of stray dogs across the country.

In a statement shared on X on Friday, the Punjab chief minister said his gov...