4 booked for assaulting animal welfare volunteers in Zirakpur society

Four residents and others were booked for allegedly assaulting animal welfare volunteers and two teen siblings who tried to protect community dogs in Zirakpur, Punjab. The Zirakpur police registered an FIR on Monday against Jaswant Singh, Taran, Rana Thakur and Angrej Singh under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, following an incident on November 4. According to the complaint by animal safety committee president Nishad Saily, the volunteers rushed to AKS-2 Society in Bhabat to treat injured stray dogs after receiving a call about residents beating them. The complaint alleged that the accused slapped, dragged and pinned down Saily, while two women residents confronted him and tried to snatch his phone. The accused also allegedly manhandled two local siblings aged 17 and 19 who tried to record the attack. The three injured victims received medical treatment at the Community Health Centre in Dhakoli and Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh. Police launched an investigation following the complaint.