New Delhi: A court has directed the station house officer of the domestic airport police station to file an action-taken report on a complaint alleging cruelty against a community dog on the IGI Airport premises.Chief judicial magistrate Abhinav Ahlawat sought clarity on whether any complaint was filed, action taken, the status of the inquiry and if an FIR was registered.Ekta Jain has alleged that on April 1, Dholu, who had lived around Terminal 1 all his life, was captured in a “cruel manner” by housekeeping staff. It stated that the dog was “mercilessly tied in the legs, choked in the neck and pinned down using catcher (net)” by sanitation workers allegedly linked to a private contractor, before being relocated or killed.The plea named officials linked to the airport management and a private contractor, along with unknown persons, accusing them of animal cruelty, criminal intimidation and other offences. It also stated that the incident was acknowledged by the airport authorities on social media.Jain claimed that when she tried to inquire about the dog, one of the accused had “misbehaved with her, abused her… made lewd and derogatory remarks and threatened to kill her”. Despite reporting the incident, “the SHO… did not register the FIR, did not arrest the accused… (and) did not conduct the thorough investigation”, she alleged. The matter will be heard again on April 29.
