Social media angry after dog buried alive during road laying
AGRA: Social activists and dog lovers vented their anger on social media over the insensitivity of construction workers after a video purportedly showed they buried a dog alive under bitumen while laying a road in Agra.
The barrage of angry comments prompted Agra’s Sadar police department to register an FIR against four employee of the construction company who were later also arrested.
The case was registered under section 428, 429 of Indian Penal Code and relevant section of Act against cruelty towards animal.
“Four of the employee alleg- edly involved in laying of road without caring for life of the dog have been arrested. They would be presented before the court on Thursday,” said Narendra Kumar, the incharge of Sadar police station in Agra.
“A fresh layer of coal tar was being laid on the road from Phool Sayyed crossing towards the Circuit House and the Taj Mahal. A dog was sleeping on one side of the road. Instead of chasing the animal or removing it physically, burning coal tar was poured over it. Later, a road roller crushed the animal. The body has now disappeared,” social activist Naresh Paras said. Paras said a case under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act was filed with the police. Area residents demonstrated outside the Sadar police station in Agra to demand action against the “dog killers.”
“I came across the gruesome view while passing the crossing. I could not stop lodging the complaint,” said Govind Parashar, city unit president of ‘Hindu Hi Aage’.
The photographs of the halfburied dog were shared on Facebook early on Wednesday.
A number of people reacted angrily and sought action against the people responsible for the incident. Anand Rai, a social activist, said: “Height of cruelty.” Anuradha Sharma, a Facebook user, was “speechless”.
Saloni Rana lamented “what else these insensitive people can do. Should be criticised and punished... where’s the world going!!”
Senior journalist Sunayan Chaturvedi said “(it was) an act that shames humanity.” The project’s contractor in-charge said an inquiry was underway and “those found guilty would be shunted out as punishment.”