WATCH| Dog Spotted Being Dragged By A Bike In UP; Accused Held

Lucknow: In a heartwrenching case of animal cruelty from Ghaziabad, a dog was spotted being dragged by a bike that the animal was tied to. The incident took place on Sunday morning and was reported on Twitter by eyewitnesses.

#गाजियाबाद
थाना विजयनगर के प्रताप विहार क्षेत्र में एक शख्स अपनी बाइक के पीछे कुत्ते को घसीटता हुआ ले जा रहा था,लोगों ने युवक को पकड़ कर @ghaziabadpolice के किया हवाले,मौके पर पहुँची PFA गाजियाबाद की टीम,पुलिस को तेहरीर देकर कार्यवाही की कि मांग,#CCTV आया सामने। @JantantraTv pic.twitter.com/Z3r810dBpA

— Sunil Gautam/सुनील गौतम 🇮🇳 (@Iamsunilgautam_) March 19, 2023

The brutal incident that took place on the roads of Pratap Vihar, Uttar Pradesh was not only recorded on camera and shared online to shame the accused for riding the bike with the tied dog, but also intervened and stopped by locals.

Videos shared by news correspondent Sunil Gautam and Animal Rights Activist Surbi Rawat showed how people took charge of the incident and freed the animal from the clutches of the accused. Locals stopped the two-wheeler and made the rider untie the grieving dog.

Later, the incident was reported to the police, following the accused being taken into police custody.