NDTV Speaks To Sarpanch Of Telangana Village Where 500 Dogs Were Killed To Fulfil 'Election Promise'

In a fresh incident of stray dog killings, around 200 canines were allegedly killed in Telangana's Kamareddy district, taking the toll to about 500 in the last one week, police said on Tuesday.

Sources from villages said (some) elected representatives, including sarpanches, allegedly carried out the killings to "fulfill promises made to villagers" during the recent gram panchayat elections to tackle the stray dog menace.

Police said a case has been registered against six persons, including five village sarpanches, for their alleged involvement in the incident.

NDTV's Uma Sudhir visited the Kamareddy district and spoke to villagers and the Sarpanch. Watch this report.