India, July 10 -- The headmaster of a high-school in West Bengal's Nadia district and a non-teaching staff have been arrested for allegedly killing a stray dog that entered the school campus on Wednesday, the police said.

A video surfaced on social media in which some boys wearing school uniforms could be purportedly seen beating a dog to death in front of the headmaster and a few other staff members.

HT, however, could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.

"After the video surfaced on social media, an animal rights organisation lodged a complaint with the Kalyani police station. Police registered an FIR and two persons, including the headmaster of the school, were arrested," a senior Ranaghat police officer said.

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