Hyderabad, Jan. 16 -- Telangana police registered three separate cases against 16 people across three districts - Kamareddy, Warangal and Jagitial districts- for allegedly indulging in mass killing of more than 500 stray dogs by administering poisonous injections in the last 10 days, police officers familiar with the matter said.

According to the first information report registered at the Machareddy police station in Kamareddy district on January 12, cases were registered against six people , including five sarpanches belonging to Bhavanipet, Palwancha, Faridpet, Wadi and Banda Rameshwarpally gram panchayats under Sections 325,r/w 3(5) (Killing or maiming any animal) of Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita, besides Section 11(1)(a)(i) of Prevention o...