Chembur Cat Killings: Accused Gets Bail Within 24 Hours, Animal Activists Demand Action
Mumbai: Animal lovers have raised concerns after a 40-year-old homeless man, arrested for allegedly killing stray cats in Chembur, was released on bail within 24 hours of his arrest on Saturday. Activists have demanded stringent action against the accused. The RCF police have arrested Shiva Keshav Joshi, a Panvel resident, on Friday night based on CCTV footage and statements from two…
Mumbai: A 40-year-old homeless man accused of killing stray cats in Chembur was granted bail within 24 hours of his arrest on Saturday. Animal activists are demanding stronger action against the accused. Shiva Keshav Joshi, a resident of Panvel, was arrested on Friday night following a complaint lodged by Rubina Abdul Malik Pathan, a 53-year-old resident of Panjrapole.
Pathan, who regularly feeds stray cats in the area, discovered two dead cats and a kitten with severe injuries on September 5. She reported the incident to PETA and later took the bodies to an animal hospital before reporting the case to the RCF police. Police suspect Joshi was responsible for the alleged deaths of over 20 cats and kittens in the Panjrapole area since August.
Joshi allegedly confessed to the killings, claiming they troubled him, and reportedly directed police to the locations where he buried some of the animals. Animal activists are now calling for strict legal action.
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