MUMBAI: A 45-year-old man was arrested by the Malwani Police for sexually abusing a dog on a pavement at Malad West recently. The incident occurred outside a veterinarian’s clinic and the clinic staff alerted the police.According to the statement of an animal handler at the clinic, the incident occurred late on April 26. The clinic was crowded. A local resident, Ruksana Shaikh, visited the clinic with her pet cat for treatment. Around 11.30 pm, Shaikh left with her cat,Suddenly, the animal handler at the clinic heard Shaikh raise an alarm. He rushed outside the clinic. Shaikh pointed out to a man who was sexually abusing a dog on the pavement. The dog, Shadow, belonged to a dairy owner whose shop was located nearby.Shaikh and the animal handler confronted the man but he yelled at them and said the dog did not belong to them. The dog was yelping in pain. The clinic staff then called the dairy owner and one of them dialled the police emergency helpline ‘100.’Police reached the spot and took the man into custody. He was identified as Naresh Chandulkar, a resident of Hanuman Tekdi in Malad East. He was booked under provisions of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
