The army officer had a brief argument with a lieutenant colonel after which he began chasing and hitting three stray dogs with an iron rod The lieutenant colonel was feeding the stray dogs in the area A petition carrying 2,000 signatures has been posted on social networking site Facebook urging the Army chief to take action against the officer.
An Army officer in Dehradun allegedly beat three stray dogs to death and injured two others, causing strong resentment among canine lovers who have urged Army chief Bipin Rawat to bring the officer to book.
Major Manish Thapa of the Intelligence Corps was out on a walk with his pet on the evening of May 11 in Garhi Cantonment area when he found a lieutenant colonel feeding stray dogs in the area. He had a brief argument with the lieutenant colonel after which he began chasing and hitting the dogs with an iron rod which left three of them dead and two others with severe injuries, according to an FIR lodged in this connection with the Garhi Cantonment police station by an animal rights activist.
A petition carrying 2,000 signatures has been posted on social networking site Facebook urging the Army chief to take action against the officer.
The issue has ruffled a lot of feathers and dog lovers, incensed by the death and brutal treatment to the dogs are even willing to take on the anti nationalist tag when it comes to questioning this army officer for the crueltly meted out by him.
