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Police Act on Two Mumbai-Area Dog Cruelty Cases

NGO complaints prompted cases under the PCA Act plus BNS.

Overview

  • Four hotel workers were arrested in Mira Road after a viral video showed a stray named Murphy being assaulted near Shakti Tower.
  • An FIR (No. 0418) at Mira Road Police Station cites BNS Section 325 and PCA Act Sections 11(1)(d) and 11(1)(i).
  • Eyewitnesses said Murphy, a 3.5-year-old stray, was tied with a cloth and beaten with rods and stones by hotel staff.
  • Mumbra police registered a case under BNS Section 325 after video showed a man killing a stray and handling the dog’s eyeball on the roadside.
  • Pal Foundation filed the Mira Road complaint and worked with activists and lawyers as police in both areas continue their investigations.