Man who dragged a dog after tying to his scooter arrested (VIDEO)
Sunday, 18 April 2021 (14:47 IST)
Malappuram: A man was arrested by the Edakkara police for tying a dog to his scooter and dragging it on the road.
The accused, Constant Xavier, has been booked under section 429 of IPC for his cruelty on the dog.
A video of the accused tying a dog to his scooter and dragging it on the road went viral on social media.
The dog was freed after a passerby, Ummer Valappan, confronted Xavier, the man riding the scooter and started to record a video.
Xavier, a native of Karunechi, had allegedly dragged his pet dog along the road for at least 3km to West Perumkulam before he was intercepted pic.twitter.com/B2YequeOh9
Sources said the man was punishing the dog for biting and damaging his chappel.
The dog has been dragged on the road after tied up to a speeding scooter for about two kilometers.
Another man who witnessed the cruelty shot a video on his mobile and posted it on social media.
The seriously injured dog is being treated at a Veterinary hospital.
A similar incident had taken place in Kochi in December last year and a man was arrested for dragging his pet dog along the road after tying it to his car. (UNI)
