Hyderabad: Police have registered a case against an unknown car driver who mowed down a dog at Mahashakti Mansion.
The incident occurred at 9.30 am on Saturday when a red-colored Baleno hit the dog at Mahashakti Mansion near Kalyan Nagar Venture-3. Local residents reported the incident on the Stray Animal Foundation India website.
On Sunday, the foundation's PCA (prevention of cruelty to animals) officer Adulapuram Gautam lodged a formal complaint at Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar Police Station. He said the accused car owner lives in the same locality.
"We have received a written complaint from Adulapuram Gautam. We have registered a case against the accused under section 429, 279 of the IPC and Section 11 (1) (a) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCAA)," said Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar police station inspector K. Saiduulu.