Jayapandiammal alleged that Saranya hurled a wooden log from her terrace, striking the puppy standing below. The animal suffered severe head trauma and was rushed for veterinary treatment, but died the following day from its injuries.
Jayapandiammal said she approached the local police station, but officers initially declined to register an FIR or act on her complaint. “Police did not seem to care about my dog’s life and instead sided with neighbours who entered my house and attacked me,” she said. Madurai: Theni has seen protests over bodies before. This time, it was a dog. With no immediate case registered, she packed the puppy’s body in a makeshift freezer box with ice to slow decomposition. Her arrival caused a commotion, and she left after police promised a proper inquiry.
On Monday, a woman carried her dead pet into the Theni collectorate, refusing to bury it until police acted over an alleged assault that ended in the puppy’s death. On Monday, she carried the preserved body to the collectorate, seeking action over the alleged attack on her and the death of her pet.
Because i live alone most of the time and my children are away at work or college full day,” Jayapandiammal said, i stopped doing that, but kept one puppy as a pet.
“Earlier, my neighbours objected to my feeding stray dogs outside my house, saying it attracted more dogs to the area.