Cops Suspect Culling As Bodies Of 40 Dogs Found In Karnataka Village

The decomposed bodies of the dogs have been sent for postmortem to ascertain the cause of death.

Nearly forty decomposed bodies of stray dogs have been found near a forest area in Karnataka's Shivamogga district, about 300 km from state capital Bengaluru. The police say that the stray dogs were culled and buried by a contractor who was asked to neuter the dogs. The gruesome discovery was made after villagers reported that the barking of dogs had suddenly stopped in the region. The contractor may have been helped by "some gram panchayat members", police officials said citing a preliminary probe. "It looks like that the contractor had culled around 30 to 40 dogs and buried there. Some gram panchayat members may also be involved. We have registered a case," said BM Laxmi Prasad, Superintendent of Police, Shivamogga.