Hyderabad, Jan. 22 -- Three people were booked on Tuesday in Rangareddy district for allegedly killing 100 stray dogs through poison, police said on Wednesday, days after similar reports of the killing of over 500 dogs across three districts.

According to Yacharam sub-inspector of police U Madhu, a complaint was registered by Mudavath Preethi, animal cruelty prevention assistant from Nagarkurnool district working for Stray Animal Foundation of India, stating that the mass killing of stray dogs took place on January 19 and the carcasses were buried outside the village.

"We have booked a case under Sections 325 read with 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (dealing with killing and poisoning of animals by multiple persons) and Sec 11(1)(a)(i)...