Uttar Pradesh: 34 dogs of special breed stolen from veterinary hospital, 10 recovered

Uttar Presh Police on Friday recovered 10 out of 34 dogs of special breed, which were stolen from a veterinary hospital while being kept under special observation. Around four persons took away dogs worth Rs 10 lakh from hospital premises, police said. Soon after learning about incident, police teams were formed to recover dogs and nab accused.

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Speaking to media Piyush Kumar, Circle Officer ida, said, "Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) board member Srishti Rachna Joshi complained that she has rescued 34 pets and kept m in Krishna Veterinary hospital under observation. According to her, a person named Gyanendra Pratap stole canines." 

According to Kaveri Rana Bhardwaj, president of People's for Animal, Gautam Budh Nagar, police h recovered 33 pets from Gyanendra's residence which were kept in a very poor condition in a confined room. A case has been registered and furr investigation is underway.

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Ar incident

Earlier this month, six pet dogs were electrocuted to death in south Kolkata's Netaji Nagar area allegedly by neighbours of owner due to a likely fallout of a property dispute, police said.  incident took place on night of vember 13 and a complaint was lodged with Netaji Nagar police station next day.

complainant accused his neighbours of killing his six pet dogs by electrocuting m inside ir shelter outside premises of his residence, an officer said. He alleged that incident was a fallout of a property dispute between him and his neighbours, officer said, ding that case is being investigated.

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(With ncies input)