Overview

• CCTV footage shows the guard chasing a stray dog with a stick up to the 15th floor of a Kandivali building before the terrified animal fell to its death on June 18.
• Police have registered an FIR against the watchman, identified as Mahavir Verma, who was arrested on June 26 and remains in custody as inquiries continue.
• The dog had entered the high-rise seeking refuge, according to activists and security camera recordings, but was instead subjected to prolonged assault.
• In an earlier June 5 incident in Malad, Kasam Sayyed was booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act for tossing a family’s cat from the ninth floor.
• Public outrage has surged online with calls from animal welfare groups and social media users for tougher punishments and greater oversight of building residents and security staff.