Ludhiana, Jan. 6 -- A man and his son have been booked for allegedly torturing a stray bull to death in village Assi Kalan on the outskirts of Ludhiana. The accused are alleged to have tied the animal's mouth with a rope and repeatedly attacked it with an axe, leaving it critically injured.

According to the complaint, the incident occurred around 8 am when the accused, identified as Dharminder Singh and his father Harnek Singh, both residents of Assi Kalan, caught hold of a stray bull roaming in the village. Eyewitnesses alleged that the duo continued to assault the animal even after it collapsed on the ground. The attack was so severe that the bull's spine was allegedly broken, they said.

Police said the accused later took the critical...