4 puppies sleeping in garbage dump burnt alive in Hyderabad

3 puppies died and one is seriously injured and has been shifted to a veterinarian hospital.

Update: 2018-11-06 10:39 GMT
Lucknow's Milind Raj was out for his usual morning walk last month when he heard an animal whimper. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hyderabad: Four puppies sleeping in a garbage dump here were allegedly set on fire by some people, leaving three dead and the other seriously injured, police said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred on Saturday following which a member of an animal welfare organisation lodged a complaint on November 5 alleging that some people set the puppies ablaze, they said.

A case under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and IPC was registered, they added.

Investigation revealed that some people had set the garbage ablaze at the site trapping the puppies sleeping there, police said, adding the injured pup was shifted to a veterinarian hospital.

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