Motorist booked for pulling dog on a motorbike in an inhuman way
The Byndoor police in Udupi district have booked one Subrahmanya, a resident of Paduvari village, for dragging a dog by tying (chaining) it to a motorcycle.
The case was booked after the police saw the video on YouTube of the dog being dragged in an inhuman manner by a motorcycle heading from Ravotakatte to Nakatte on the NH-66 service road. The video of the incident went viral on the social media on Sunday, May 25.
Finding the rider as Subrahmanya, the Byndoor police booked him for provisions under section 325 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 11(1)(D) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
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