Sadly, the dog succumbed to his injuries, dying in
his sleep four days after admission, on November 21, 2018. The dog was given
the name 'Courage' upon admission. Courage suffered from excessive bleeding and
internal injuries after being gang-raped by four men who are believed to have
been under the influence of drugs. Courage was severely traumatized after the
incident and would get scared and scream whenever someone tried to touch him at
the clinic. The veterinarian who treated Courage revealed that someone had
tried to fold his hind legs near his pelvis, in addition to gang-raping and
mutilating him. Courage's remains will be sent for a post-mortem evaluation.
A local
resident, Sudha Fernandes - who regularly feeds the stray animals in the area -
saw Courage bleeding, and in great pain, with his penis mutilated. She saw the
dog at midday, on November 17. Courage ran off when she tried to get a hold of
him, and she only saw him the next day, near a temple. She rushed him to AMTM
to seek treatment.
A local auto
rickshaw driver later informed her that he saw four men, allegedly under the
influence of drugs, sexually abusing the dog whose legs were tied, and mouth
gagged. The man said he was driving past a deserted area in West Malwani at 2
am, and heard the sound of a dog wailing. He further said he stumbled upon four
men fleeing the scene when went to investigate. He did not bring the dog up for
medical treatment despite noticing his severe injuries.
A First Information Report has been lodged under Section 11
of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 at the Malwani police station. The authorities
have launched a manhunt for the four suspects and are also on the lookout for
the auto rickshaw driver.
Eight men were
booked earlier this year, in August, for raping a pregnant goat in Haryana's
Mewat district.
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