Punjab: Kapurthala Man Deliberately Crushes Stray Dog Under His Car

A heartbreaking video of a man crushing a stray dog under his car went viral on social media. Animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi took to her micro-blogging site and shared the video. She captioned the video as, "This is Gurinder Singh son of Harbans Singh village Dandupur, Kapurthala in Punjab. He is a breeder and seller of dogs for dog fights. This is what he does to dogs when they are no longer useful. This dog died after 30 minutes of being in excruciating pain." Here is the video.

This is Gurinder Singh s/o Harbans Singh, village Dandupur, Kapurthala in Punjab. He is a breeder and seller of dogs for dog fights. This is what he does to dogs when they are no longer useful.

This dog died after 30 minutes of being in excruciating pain. pic.twitter.com/lIvBpzXOhp

— Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) August 18, 2020

Maneka Gandhi shared another video in which one could the dogs caged after using them for fight shows. She captioned the video as, "At night, he took all these dogs and threw them in the lake behind his house. One dog drowned and the others have been rescued by PFA. This man should go to jail."

Here’s a video of this man’s dogs, which he had been using for dog fights. At night,he took all these dogs & threw them in the lake behind his house. One dog drowned & the others have been rescued by PFA. This man should go to jail. @capt_amarinder @PunjabPoliceInd @PP_kapurthala pic.twitter.com/vGXrY4UK65

— Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) August 18, 2020

Shalini a member of People For Animals(PFA), Amritsar said that, "A video was shared in our group which shows a person crushing a dog under a car. We wanted to find out the whereabouts of the person. The only evidence with us was the car number plate. Our team members found that the vehicle is registered in the name of Harbans Singh. His son had kept a number of dogs in small cages. He was not found at home. An FIR has been registered."

ASI Avtar Singh said that, "We have registered a case against the accused. We have no information about the dog. Action will be taken against the accused under the law."