Imphal, April 17 -- Amid anti-rabies vaccination drives launched at various places across the state, there are increasing reports that dogs are being slaughtered in Manipur and some other northeast States despite the campaigns by several NGOs to stop eating and selling dog meat.

Manipur police in response to a report, raided at a liquor den cum dog meat vendor in Bamdiar Ahalup Makha Leikai under the Nambol police station in Bishnupur district.

The raid wound up with the arrest of the owner of the vendor, namely Ningthoujam Suran Singh, rescuing dogs that were held captive for sale as meat.

The police team found five dogs separately tied in gunny bags (Bora Khao) with binding wires, leaving only their heads out, and kept inside a cage....