90 Dog Carcasses Found Muzzled And Tied In Buldhana, Maharashtra

At least 90 dogs were found dead with their muzzles and legs tied with strings in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra.

The bodies were found strewn in various locations on Girda Savaldabara Road in a forest area in Buldhana on Thursday according to an official statement from the Buldhana Police.

The incident came to light because of the bad odor from the rotting carcasses. Villagers then approached the Police Patil or village police official who then informed the forest department.

Apparently, there were more than 100 dogs found on the road at the five locations. At the sites, police officials and the forest department found other dogs alive but muzzled or tied up. They immediately set them free.

A case under the designation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 was registered on Sunday against the unidentified killers of the stray animals on a complaint lodged by the forest guard.

The act enacted by the Indian Parliament was meant to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals and amended the regulations concerning the prevention of cruelty to animals.

The Buldhana Superintendent of Police, Dilip Patil Bhujbal claimed it was a grave matter. Among the angles they were investigating is whether the brutality was executed by the dog catching squads of different municipal bodies in Buldhana, Aurangabad or Jana.

The Buldhana town officials are also under scrutiny following the gruesome find.

The dog carcasses have since been sent for autopsy as the police registered the case against unknown individuals under different sections of the penal code.

Patil-Bhujbal since claimed it remains to be seen if the dogs were poisoned orally or through injections and whether they succumbed to hunger and thirst.

Police are suspecting at this time; the strays were picked up from the city and killed. The theory is their bodies were dumped in the forested area. The dog catchers are being questioned though on more information concerning the incident.

In any case, motive and ability still imply the participation of the city officials looking to dispose of stray dogs within various counties.

Their theory does have one hole, though. If the dogs were killed first and strewn on the road, the question remains why were some of them found alive at the scene. Their state also suggests they were left there to die and the ones found were the remaining survivors.

Nothing will be certain, though until the post mortem has been completed.