The Kodavasal police in Tiruvarur district has registered a case against a man who allegedly set afire three puppies to death at Kodavasal last month. The man had allegedly put the puppies in a sack and set them afire.
According to the police, the man was a wandering mentally ill person.
A owner of a shop close to the spot where the puppies were set afire informed the local police who examined the images generated in the surveillance cameras. The crime came to the notice of the members of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PETA India) who along with a local resident, took it up with the Tiruvarur district police.
Subsequently, a case was registered by the Kodavasal police under BNS section 325 (mischief by killing or maiming animal) and under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 against the man.
Published - October 21, 2026 07:01 pm IST