Another resident said that this was not the first time such an incident had happened.

"We believe the same man had sex with a dog in Oswal Nagari area sometime back. We had rescued the dog at the time, but could not nab the pervert," the resident said.

Inspector Sanjay Nikam of the Nalla Sopara police station said that he had not read his staff's report on the latest incident.

"I will look into the matter and ensure that proper action is taken against the man," he said.