Tiruvallur, October 5: A 43-year-old BSP leader in Tamil Nadu, Vetri Vendhan, was arrested by Tiruvallur police for poisoning and killing 16 stray dogs. Vendhan, a district functionary and real estate businessman, reportedly killed the animals as they frequently attacked his pigeons and hens. The incident came to light after a local resident, Karthikeyan, filed a complaint when his pet stray dog died mysteriously on October 2.

TOI reported that Tiruvallur deputy superintendent of police, Tamilarasi, led the investigation. Police reviewed CCTV footage, which showed a man leaving food in the field, but the footage was unclear. Further investigation linked the incident to a similar case on September 22, in which more stray dogs were killed. With additional CCTV footage, the police identified Vendhan as the culprit. Animal Cruelty in Lucknow: Stray Dog Dies as 3 Youths Brutally Thrash It With Cricket Bat, Nail-Studded Sticks in UP; Police Respond After Disturbing Video Surfaces.

Upon interrogation, Vendhan admitted to poisoning the dogs, claiming they posed a threat to his flock of pigeons and hens. He confessed to leaving poison-laced food on two separate occasions, killing some dogs on September 21 and others on October 1. Animal Cruelty in Guna: Man Kills Stray Dog for Biting Daughter, Drags Its Lifeless Body After Tying It to Back of His Scooter in Madhya Pradesh; Disturbing Video Surfaces.

Vendhan was charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, for poisoning and killing the animals. He was produced before a magistrate in Tiruvallur and has been remanded in judicial custody.

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