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NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj singh Chauhan on Sunday announced the arrest of a man, involved in a cruel attack on a pup, after The New Indian’s Executive Editor Rohan Dua had shared a video showing barbarism and animal cruelty while tagging him and Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on the social media.
Dear CM @ChouhanShivraj sir @MPPoliceDeptt @JM_Scindia ji — This is a revolting & barbaric video involving cruelty by a man on a puppy that has shocked collective conscience
Incident took place in Guna.
Sacred texts say dogs have souls of God. 🙏💔pic.twitter.com/RCJ2CM7sO3
— Rohan Dua (@rohanduaT02) December 9, 2023
The incident, that took place in Guna, shows a puppy affectionately running to a man sitting on a kerbside, who first lifts it up and then savagely throws it on the road.
Earlier, Chauhan, who is known for his environment protection and animal welfare schemes, had responded to Scindia and Dua, on X, saying, “Deeply disturbed by the horrifying incident. Swift and strict action will be taken to ensure justice is served. We unequivocally condemn such acts of barbarism, and the individual responsible will face the consequences.”
Deeply disturbed by the horrifying incident. Swift and strict action will be taken to ensure justice is served. We unequivocally condemn such acts of barbarism, and the individual responsible will face the consequences. https://t.co/yYdCyKli64
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) December 10, 2023
Scindia also reacted to the video in a post on X. “This is horrifying and disturbing. There is no doubt that the man should be penalised for this barbarism. @ChouhanShivraj Ji, may please see,” he had said.
This is horrifying and disturbing. There is no doubt that the man should be penalised for this barbarism. @ChouhanShivraj Ji, may please see.
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) December 10, 2023
The original tweet by TNI’s Rohan Dua read “Dear CM @ChouhanShivraj sir @MPPoliceDeptt @JM_Scindia ji — This is a revolting & barbaric video involving cruelty by a man on a puppy that has shocked the collective conscience. Incident took place in Guna. Sacred texts say dogs have souls of God.”
The incident had triggered a social media storm.
X users reacted to the video demanding justice for the little puppy and requesting the authorities to take strict action. One X user said, “Such heinous criminals must be properly punished. Requesting CM@ChouhanShivraj to please take action.”
Another said, “Sick man. He should be arrested and put behind the bar.”
“My heart is crying….. why why why???? This human don’t deserve to be alive at all,” said X user, empathising with the animanl. One user also wrote, “I couldn’t even watch this video horrible.”
