Thane: Pet dog owner arrested

Thane: Police have arrested the owner of the pet dog that fell on a four-year-old girl from the fifth floor of a building in Thane, Maharashtra, leading to her death, officials said. Police arrested the accused on Thursday night and also registered a case against him and three others in connection with the incident that took place around 4.30 pm on Tuesday in the Mumbra area of ​​Thane city. “Police have arrested the owner of the pet dog that fell from the fifth floor on the girl who was walking on the road below with a woman on August 6. The girl suffered serious injuries and was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her dead the same day,” an official from the Mumbra police station said.

A case has been registered against the dog owner and three others under sections of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, causing death by negligence, negligent conduct with respect to animals and acts done by several persons with common intention, the official said. Police had initially registered a case of accidental death, the official said. The video of the dog falling on the girl has gone viral on social media.