Actor Ayesha Julka has accused the caretaker of her Lonavala home, Ram Andhre of murdering her dog, Rocky, who was under his family's care. Julka, an animal activist and vice-president of the Society for Animal Safety (SAS) said, "Andhre has worked for me, along with his family, for the past 18 years. Rocky was a rescue dog from Lonavala, and I found him on the road when he was just two weeks old. Then, in a week's time, I got another dog called Wriggly home. Rocky was with me for six years and was looked after by Andhre's family."

A drowning

Mumbai-based Julka visits Lonavala often. On her visits she would be greeted by a bounding Rocky and Wriggly, attest to the bond she shared with the canines. On September 13, when she was in Mumbai, she got a call saying Rocky had drowned and died in a water tank of the house. She rushed to Lonavala and was met by a traumatised caretaker family. "Initially, I accepted the drowning account. I did though notice that Wriggly was very quiet, and was not eating at all. He seemed fearful and the trauma had got to him too," said Julka, recalling that stressful day. Though Julka accepted it, she said that intuition told her something was not right.