New Delhi, November 20:  In a horrifying incident, a group of boys thrashed a street dog to death in the national capital's New Friends Colony.

A senior police official said that they received a complaint in this respect from Divya Puri, a resident of said colony. Puri complained to the police about cruelty with a street dog at Don Bosco Institute of technology. She also submitted a video footage of the incident. Stray Dog Attack in Kerala: Four-Year-Old Boy Mauled by Pack of Six Canine in Kozhikode, Part of Kid’s Scalp Ripped Off; Child Admitted to ICU.

"From the contents, prima facie commission of cognisable offence under sections 429, 34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) resd with section 11(1) of Prevention of Cruelty to animal Act was made out. Hence, we lodged a case in this respect," said the police. Odisha Shocker: Stray Dog Mauls Girl Child to Death, Injures 12 People in Balangir; Cops Say No Trace of Canine.

A team of elite officials are formed to nab the accused. The police said that they were trying to establish the identity of the accused.

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