FIR lodged over disruption of civic body's dog-catching drive
PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 4 -- An FIR has been registered at Kareli police station against several people for allegedly obstructing the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation's stray dog-catching and sterilisation drive, threatening civic body employees and forcibly taking away dogs caught by the team.
The FIR (No. 0209), registered on Tuesday on the complaint of Vikas Saraswat, a naib moharrir in the civic body's animal welfare department, names seven individuals including four women, besides 10-15 unidentified people, said officials.
According to the complaint, the first incident took place on October 26 when a municipal corporation team visited the Muirabad area to catch stray dogs in compliance with Supreme Court and Allahabad high court orders. The complainant alleged that some people obstructed the team, abused its members and threatened to break their limbs if the dog-catching vehicle was spotted in the locality again.
The complaint further stated that on November 2, a municipal corporation team led by Saraswat was sent to Muirabad around 10.30 am under the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme to catch stray dogs for sterilisation. However, some people allegedly obstructed the operation, abused the team and prevented it from carrying out its duties.
The FIR alleged that even after police intervention, around 13 dogs caught by the team were forcibly taken away by the group. Later, around 4 pm, the same group allegedly created a ruckus at the dog sterilisation centre in Kareli.htc...
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