This Article is From Apr 13, 2011

'Mentally ill' man kills dog; arrested

Mumbai: A 32-year-old "mentally challenged" man has been arrested for allegedly killing a street dog, police said on Tuesday.

Suryakiran Chavan, a resident of suburban Malad who lives with his parents, had brought the dead dog at his house past midnight last night. He had cut it into small pieces and kept everything ready to cook it, said R D Prabhu, Senior Inspector at Malad Police station.

As he killed the dog, the animal's screams were heard by a neighbour who alerted the police, Prabhu added.

The "mentally challenged" man was arrested under IPC section 429 (mischief by killing any animal of the value of fifty rupees), he said.

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