Police on Sunday booked a sub-inspector (SI) of the Haryana Police for allegedly killing a stray canine ​​by electrocution.

The accused has been recognized as Randhir Singh, 54, who lives in a authorities lodging in Sector 23.

The complainant, Kasturi Lal, a retired UT administration officer, informed police that he seen the canine mendacity immobile outdoors the gate of the accused’s home round 6 am whereas he was out for a morning stroll.

“I assumed that the canine could be sleeping. When I stepped out of my home once more round 10 am, the canine was nonetheless mendacity in the identical place. On approaching the animal, I noticed it was lifeless. I known as one other neighbor and requested him to assist me bury the canine. But after we tried to select him up, we noticed him entangled in a wire. My neighbor felt an electrical shock whereas making an attempt to get the canine untangled,” Lal stated.

“The wire was hanging from a window of the SI’s home. He had put in the dwell wire to stop stray animals from coming into. We instantly knowledgeable the police, following which cops reached the spot,” the complainant added.

Sources stated when the police contacted the accused, he was away at Yamuna Nagar.

“We are yet to arrest the accused, but have booked him for cruelty against animals,” a senior police officer stated.

The accused has been booked beneath Sections 11 (i) (l) (mutilate or kill any animal) of the Animal Cruelty Act and Section 336 (act endangering lifetime of others) of the Indian Penal Code on the Sector 17 police station.