Overview
- An FIR names the village sarpanch and gram panchayat secretary under BNS Section 325 read with 3(5) and PCA Act Section 11(1)(a) following a complaint by SAFI activist Preethi Mudavath.
- Jagtial police exhumed about 70–80 carcasses from a burial site near Pegadapally and said they cannot yet confirm the accused persons’ involvement.
- Activists allege roughly 300 dogs were killed in the village on January 22, contributing to an estimated statewide toll of about 900 this month.
- Separate complaints and cases span Hanamkonda, Kamareddy and Rangareddy, with several newly elected gram panchayat representatives among those accused.
- Accounts describe poisoning by lethal injections and cite claims of hired contractors and specific toxins, which authorities have not independently verified.