Mumbai man held for ‘sexually assaulting’ stray dog

“The incident was brought to our notice by activist Vijay Rangare and people from PETA. We arrested the accused after identifying him,” a Navi Mumbai police officer said.

PETA activist Meet Ashar said the accused was caught on camera forcing himself on the animal.

“Those who took the video went to police on August 16, but their complaint was registered only on August 21 after we intervened,” said the PETA activist.

Singh was produced before a court on Thursday and remanded to police custody. “The accused seems to be a repeat offender. We are investigating if he has targeted other animals or people. As of now, we have booked him for unnatural sexual assault,” the officer said.