Telangana Probes Alleged Mass Poisoning of Stray Dogs as Burial Site Found Near Hyderabad

Overview

• Police in Yacharam registered an FIR on January 20 naming the village sarpanch, a ward member and the secretary under BNS Section 325 read with 3(5) and PCA Act Section 11(1)(a)(i).
• An activist’s complaint alleges around 100 dogs were killed on January 19, while police say preliminary verification indicates roughly 32 to 50 deaths.
• Officers have identified a suspected mass burial site and sent recovered carcasses for forensic examination to establish cause of death.
• Investigations focus on reports that dogs were injected with poisonous substances by hired personnel, echoing methods alleged in earlier incidents.
• State officials condemned the killings and instructed gram panchayats to follow lawful, humane population control through vaccination and sterilisation.