A 32-year-old man was arrested by Thane rural police on Thursday, 2 May, for allegedly trying to burn three kittens alive at a housing society in Mira Road area in Mumbai, where he lived, reported PTI.
According to senior inspector of Naya Nagar police station Kailash Barve, the accused, Siddesh Patel, allegedly said he burnt the kittens “for fun,” according to Hindustan Times.
Patel was booked under IPC section 429 (killing or maiming animals) of the IPC and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
Members of the housing society had alleged that Patel tried to burn the kittens two days ago, but luckily they had managed to escape.
He was allegedly caught on CCTV camera throwing the kittens into fire and the kittens escaping.
Patel’s neighbour Alen Fernandes told the daily he did not show any sympathy and walked away after watching the kittens burn.
The society members approached the police through an animal rights NGO and a case was registered, senior inspector Kailash Barve said.
The rescued kittens are undergoing treatment and one of them is reportedly critical, according to Hindustan Times.
(With inputs from PTI and Hindustan Times.)
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