Greater Noida, April 19 -- Police have arrested a 40-year-old man on Friday for allegedly assaulting a dog and dragging it behind his SUV for about seven kilometres in Greater Noida's Dankaur area on Wednesday night.
The accused, Amit Sharma of Nai Basti who runs a medical shop, reportedly attacked the dog after it "barked at his son and startled the child", police said.
"After investigation, we found that Sharma assaulted the dog and tied it to his Scorpio, dragging it along the road. Based on the owner's complaint, we registered a case under Sections 325 and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Animal Cruelty Act. The accused was arrested on Friday," said Greater Noida additional deputy commissioner of police Sudhir Kumar.
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