Nagpur, Nov. 11 -- A cat was killed by being hanged from a tree in Nagpur, prompting suspicions among residents that the animal may have been sacrificed as part of a superstitious ritual, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Sunday in Sarvashri Nagar under Hudkeshwar police limits.
According to police, the matter came to light in the morning when a resident alerted Rashmi Shekhar Masram (33), a volunteer associated with the Save Speechless Organisation, about the cat hanged from a tree.
Masram immediately reached the spot, untied the animal and rushed it to the District Veterinary Hospital, where doctors declared it dead. The post-mortem report established that the cat had died due to asphyxiation resulting from hanging, poli...