Hyderabad: Pet Labrador beaten to death; thieves kill watchdog' Jimmy
Hyderabad: City dogs are increasingly facing the citizens’ wrath. A seven-year-old home-bred male dog of the Labrador breed died after it was allegedly thrashed with an iron rod by some “mischievous” residents in Borabanda locality.
Struck by grief, its master D. Dayanand Rao lodged a complaint with the police.
Mr Rao is correspondent at Talent High School and resides in Rajnagar. He originally had five Labrador dogs, but gave off four puppies to his relatives and kept one for himself.
It became a part of the family, his master’s voice, and the family had named it Jimmy. Soon, Jimmy got acquainted with other colony members, so much so it gained access to all homes.
According to Mr Rao, in the past, the residents used to face trouble with a gang of around five alcohol addicts who troubled passersby at night by beating them, snatching away their mobiles, wallets, etc.
With Jimmy’s presence, these men could no more play around at night. They were biding their time to finish off Jimmy. Jimmy, the master said, would generally be tied up in the house during daytime. At nights, he would roam around, keeping a close watch over the colony.
Jimmy was hit in the eye and head
A seven-year-old male Labrador died after it was allegedly thrashed with an iron rod by some “mischievous” residents in Borabanda locality. Jimmy’s master, D. Dayanand Rao, had left for Delhi to attend a conference.
“Taking advantage of this situation, the gang attacked Jimmy with rods and stones. The attack severely injured its eyes and caused huge gashes in its forehead. When I returned home, Jimmy was missing. When I searched around, I found him sleeping in one of the houses in the colony, with bleeding injuries,” Mr Rao said.
The dog was immediately rushed to a veterinary hospital in Narayanguda.
“The doctor there said there was a slight chance of Jimmy’s recovery. In fact, he showed signs of recovery on Thursday, but collapsed and died at night the next day,” Mr Rao’s son Ranveer said, tearing up.
In his complaint, Mr Rao has named two residents, Y. Prabhakar and Nagaraju — and another unidentified person from the area as the culprits. A case under Section 429 of the IPC (killing or maiming or cattle or any other animal) has been registered in the case.
“We have sent the body for an autopsy. Based on the report and the evidence collected from the scene, we will proceed,” SR Nagar Inspector Md Waheeduddin said.
