Agartala, March 15 -- Tripura Police arrested a man named Badar Jamatia on Saturday after a viral video showed him brutally killing a puppy, sparking massive outrage on social media.

In the disturbing video, Jamatia was seen lifting the puppy by its front legs and repeatedly slamming it on the ground. He also used a blunt iron rod to beat the animal to death. The video quickly spread online, drawing strong reactions from netizens and animal rights groups.

Following the outrage, multiple FIRs were lodged at different police stations across Tripura by individuals and animal rights NGOs, including Pawsome and K-NINE. Taking swift action, Animal Resource Development Minister Sudhangshu Das directed authorities to track down the accused. Pol...