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In yet different incidental of stray canine killings, astir 100 canines were allegedly ‘poisoned to death’ successful Yacharam colony adjacent Hyderabad, pursuing which a lawsuit was registered against a sarpanch and 2 others for their alleged engagement successful the act, constabulary said connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026).
The caller incidental follows sidesplitting of astir 500 stray dogs successful antithetic districts of Telangana since January 6.
An carnal payment activist, associated with Stray Animal Foundation of India, successful a ailment filed with Yacharam Police Station alleged that the dogs were injected with immoderate poisonous substances connected January 19.
A lawsuit was registered nether applicable sections of BNS and Prevention of Cruelty of Animals Act against the sarpanch, caput and ward subordinate of Yacharam gram panchayat connected Tuesday, a constabulary authoritative said.
As per the complainant, 100 dogs were killed. However, based connected preliminary probe and aft verifying with villagers, astir 50 dogs were recovered to beryllium killed, though further probe is connected successful this regard, the authoritative said. An probe is besides underway to find retired the carcasses of the dogs, helium said.
Earlier, constabulary successful Hanumakonda territory had booked 9 persons, including 2 women sarpanches and their husbands, successful transportation with the alleged sidesplitting of astir 300 stray dogs successful Shayampet and Arepally villages.
In different incident, astir 200 stray dogs were allegedly killed successful Kamareddy district, and a lawsuit was booked against six persons, including 5 colony sarpanches, for their alleged engagement successful the incident.
It is suspected that immoderate elected representatives, including sarpanches, allegedly carried retired the killings to ‘fulfill promises made to villagers’ made up of Gram Panchayat elections held successful December past year, to tackle the stray canine menace.
