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In a shocking case, four students of the Don Bosco Technical Institute were arrested for beating a pregnant dog to death in New Friends Colony area in the national capital. The students of the prestigious institute were held after a video purportedly showing the students thrashing the dog and later dragging her carcass went viral.

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Disturbing video now viral

The disturbing video shows a gang of male students cornering the dog inside a tin shed on the institute’s campus. A student can be seen outside the shed with a rod in his hand and the remaining students egging him on from outside. In another frame, a student dragged the dog around and dumped it there.

BJP leader Tajinder Singh Bagga tweeted the video of the horrific incident in which a group of 20 students of the Zakir Nagar area institute were seen torturing a pregnant dog.

But why?

According to the police, the accused told them that they were bothered by the dog barking at them. Based on a complaint, an FIR was registered under Sections 429 and 34 of IPC and 11(1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, at New Friends Colony Police Station in Delhi.

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Activists call for a strict action

After the horrid 15-minute-long video capturing the torture and killing of the pregnant dog went viral on social media, animal lovers and activists have called for strict action against the accused.

“It is horrific to see such brutality by young students who can be seen laughing as they beat an expectant mother to death,” Ambika Shukla, Trustee, People for Animals, one of India’s largest animal welfare organisations, was quoted by PTI.

Shukla demanded that the students be rusticated from the college and prosecuted according to the law. She also demanded action against the institution as not only its students but also its staff were involved.

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