Overview
- Hanamkonda police filed an FIR against nine people, including two sarpanches, their spouses, a deputy sarpanch, panchayat secretaries and two labourers, over alleged killings between January 6 and 8.
- Investigators exhumed roughly 110–120 dog carcasses from Shayampet and Arepally, revising initial claims of 300, with viscera sent to forensic labs to identify the toxin.
- Complaints and veterinary findings cite lethal or poisonous injections, with the FIR naming hired men identified as Nagaraju and Hanmanthu as alleged administrators.
- A separate case in Kamareddy cites about 200 additional canine deaths, with FIRs against six people including five sarpanches, and veterinary teams conducting post-mortems.
- Police describe ongoing verification of tolls as animal-welfare groups press for Animal Birth Control implementation, while the Supreme Court weighed heavy compensation in dog-bite cases and accountability for feeders.