Updated On: 05 March, 2024 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Faisal Tandel
Authorities are actively investigating the incident using CCTV footage and technical information to identify the culprit

A resident feeding stray cats
The Parksite police in the eastern suburbs have filed a case against an unidentified individual for poisoning animals` food, resulting in the death of approximately four stray dogs. Authorities are actively investigating the incident using CCTV footage and technical information to identify the culprit. Animal activists have claimed that society members were to be blamed, alleging their opposition to feeding animals near the society as the motive behind the killings.
An animal activist from the society outside, where a stray dog was found dead said that the total number of stray dogs killed by food poisoning is not four, but approximately eight. This includes a pregnant female dog with seven unborn puppies. A case has been registered at Parksite police station under section 428 of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976.