’They killed our dog, now they will kill us too’

Faridabad couple get life threats after they lodge complaint against their pet's killing

'They killed our dog, now they will kill us too'

Faridabad couple get life threats after they lodge complaint against their pet's killing

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Faridabad residents Shikha Thakur and her husband Narendra Sharma might not have even thought in their wildest dreams that their pet dog whom they had sent out with their servant for a walk would be killed and that too because he barked at a cow.

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According to the police, Narendra's domestic help Sunny had taken their nine-month-old German Shepherd "Pepsi" for a walk on Sunday evening when it started barking at cow. A few men sitting nearby felt disturbed by the barking and grabbed the dog's leash. They asked Sunny to call the owner. As Sunny went to call the owners, the four men started beating the dog with sticks and iron rod. When Narendra and Shikha reached the spot, they found their dog badly injured.

"Till the time we could arrange for medical assistance for our Pepsi, he had succumbed to the injuries. We got a post-mortem conducted which clearly said that all his legs were broken and the skull had multiple fractures. The only fault of my dog was that it barked at a cow. If a dog will not bark, then who will? questioned Shikha. The couple, who work as property dealers, then lodged a complaint against four accused who have been identified as Karam Vir, Neelu, Manu and Banwar, all residents of Palla area. Police have registered a case.
The ordeal didn't however end there for the couple. After they lodged the complaint, they started getting threats to their lives.

"On Tuesday morning,u00a0 the elder brother of one of the accused came to our house and asked us to withdraw the case. When we refused, he threatened us with dire consequences," said Shikha.
An online campaign has also been started by animal activist Naresh Kadyan to seek action against such crime.

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