MALAPPURAM: The police Sunday arrested the owner related to the incident of tying the dog to the scooter and dragging him on the road. The arrested has been identified as Xavier, a native of Karunechi. His cruelty towards the dog was for biting the slipper and spoiling it.
The animal was dragged for nearly three kilometres. Although the natives followed and tried to prevent him from the act, he failed to comply with. Protests intensified after a youth shot the act and circulated it via social media. The dog seriously injured has been taken to Nilambur Rescue Force for treatment.
The incident of a pet dog tied to a car and dragged along the road in Kochi in December last year had sparked a controversy. When the clippings of it were circulated on social media, the police registered a case against the native of Nedumbassery.