Shocking: Stray dog brutally thrashed, dragged 500 m on two-wheeler in Gujarat

In a heart wrenching incident from Gujarat, a man in his late twenties was apprehended by the police on Friday (March 19) for brutally thrashing a stray dog.

An animal rights activist called the police and filed a complaint on Thursday (March 18) night which led to the arrest of Ejaz Sheikh who is a resident of Macchipeeth. 

As per a Times of India report, Dayanand Trivedi, who works for animal welfare in the city got a call from some locals that an injured stray dog was lying near the Ward 8 office.

“I reached there and saw that the dog had grievous injuries on its head and other body parts. I rushed it to the hospital,” Trivedi was quoted as saying by TOI. 

The animal rights activist was later told by locals that Sheikh has thrashed the dog. 

“They said that the accused first tied the dog with a belt and kept hitting it with a rod. He then tied the dog to his two-wheeler and dragged it for half a kilometre from his home to ward 8 office and threw it there,” Dayanand Trivedi added.

Trivedi further informed that the dog’s teeth are broken and it is in a critical condition.

Meanwhile, Sheikh has been booked by the police under the Animal Welfare Act. The police also said that Sheikh seemed to be having a learning disability. 

“The dog has been seen in the Machhipeeth area for years. Many locals feed the canine daily. No one knows why he assaulted the dog so badly but it was very cruel of Sheikh,” Trivedi said.