Madhya Pradesh man kills 5 puppies for barking arrested

Rajesh Dahiya was arrested on Wednesday for killing the young dogs in the Maharajpur locality. The case, where a man kills 5 puppies in Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh after being annoyed by their barking, was confirmed by police on Thursday.

Rajesh Dahiya was arrested on Wednesday for killing the young dogs in the Maharajpur locality, Adhartal police station house officer PK Kumre told reporters.

The accused told the police that the puppies used to bark throughout the night, disturbing the entire area, the official said. This shocking case, where a man kills 5 puppies, has drawn widespread public attention.

“We received a complaint that Dahiya had killed five to six puppies with a stick near a school on the night of June 30,” Kumre said. Some animal activists even shared a video of the act with the police, he said.

The carcass of one of the dead puppies has been sent for post-mortem. Dahiya allegedly abused the animal activists when they confronted him about the incident, the official said.

Dahiya has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 296 (obscene acts and songs) and 325 (mischief by killing or maiming animals), he added.

According to police, Dahiya confessed that he killed the puppies because their constant barking at night was disturbing the neighborhood. When confronted by animal activists, he reportedly verbally abused and threatened them.

Municipal staff later recovered the carcasses, and at least one was sent for post-mortem. The examination confirmed that the cause of death was severe blunt force trauma from being beaten with a stick. The brutality of the incident has triggered strong outrage in the local community.

Dahiya has been booked under sections 296 (obscene acts and songs) and 325 (mischief by killing or maiming animals) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

Though he was granted bail at the police station level, authorities have stated that further investigation is underway. The incident has reignited calls from animal welfare groups and citizens alike for stricter enforcement of animal protection laws and harsher penalties for offenders involved in acts of cruelty.