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Three men have been arrested for allegedly raping a four-year-old dog in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh.
According to the police, the three accused kidnapped the dog from its owner's house and later took turns to rape the female canine in Jalesar Road area.
An FIR has been registered against Dinesh Kumar and two unidentified persons under Section 11 in Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and Section 377 (unnatural offence) of the Indian Penal Code.
Santosh Devi, the dog owner who had filed the complaint, said Dinesh Kumar is her neighbour and lives in a rented accommodation next to her house. She also said that Dinesh was familiar to the dog.
According to Santosh, on thursday Dinesh Kumar lured the dog by offering an egg. Dinesh Kumar and his two accomplices, were drunk when they took turns to rape her pet dog.
In her complaint, Shanti Devi said her pet dog went missing on Thursday night and she found her dog lying unconscious in Kumar's room on Friday morning.
She claimed she found her dog in a critical condition whose internal organs suffered major injuries. The police said further investigation is underway and medical examination of the dog has been conducted.
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