West Bengal Man, 20, Arrested For Raping Female Dog In Pune's Handewadi After CCTV Footage Emerges
A 20-year-old man has been arrested for raping a female dog in Pune's Handewadi area, officials said on Saturday. The man has been identified as Alimuddin Aminal Shaikh, a native of West Bengal, they added.
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According to the police, the incident took place on March 26 at Maitri Apartment, Sundar Society, Handewadi. Regarding the matter, Chandrasekhar Yadav, the owner of the dog, lodged an FIR at the Kalepadal Police Station, following which Shaikh was arrested.
"On March 24, the complainant Yadav, while going to his native village in Madhubani district, kept the five-year-old female Labrador in the parking area and asked his neighbour to take care of her till they came back. A few days later, the neighbour informed the Yadav family that their dog had been crying for the last two days. Acting on the information, with the help of a CCTV camera, Yadav noticed that the dog had been crying on March 26 and 27. After analysing the CCTV footage, it was found that Shaikh was playing with the dog on March 26 around 11:30pm in the parking slot and took her to a dark place in the area," the police said.
"Complainant Yadav came back with his family on April 7. Following Shaikh's presence on the day of the incident at the parking slot, the complainant asked him, but he refused to speak. Following the matter, Yadav lodged a police complaint at Kalepadal Police Station. During the interrogation, Shaikh admitted to the crime. Regarding the matter, a case was registered under Section 329 of the BNS and Section 11(1)(a) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, at Kalepadal Police Station on April 11," they added.
Speaking to The Free Press Journal, police officer Mansingh Patil of the Kalepadal Police Station said, "We have arrested the accused and the matter is under investigation. Technical analysis is underway; accordingly, action will be taken against him."
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