Times of India•Jan 14
Mass culling exposed in Telangana: Lethal injections wipe out 500 stray dogs to keep poll promises; FIRs filed | Hyderabad News
A major controversy has erupted in Telangana’s Kamareddy and Hanamkonda districts after around 500 stray dogs were allegedly culled using lethal injections over the past week. According to a report by news agency PTI, some elected representatives — including sarpanches — allegedly carried out the killings to “fulfil promises made to locals” during the recent gram panchayat elections to tackle the stray dog menace. Police said a case has been registered against six people, including five sarpanches, in Kamareddy district in connection with the incident. Earlier, nine persons, including two women sarpanches and their husbands, were booked in Hanamkonda district for allegedly killing around 300 stray dogs in Shayampet and Arepally villages in a similar manner.
