Nashik: Yuva Sena Leader Releases Stray Dogs Inside Niphad Nagar Panchayat Office Over Rising Dog Menace |VIDEO
Nashik: A protest over the escalating stray dog menace in Niphad, Nashik district, took an unusual turn. Vikram Randhave, district chief of Yuva Sena, registered a protest against the administration by releasing stray dogs inside the Niphad Nagar Panchayat office. He alleged that the administration had ignored the issue despite repeated complaints. A video that went viral on social media shows…
On Tuesday, September 15, Shiv Sena (UBT) Yuva Sena district chief Vikram Randhave released four to five stray dogs inside the Niphad Nagar Panchayat chief officer Dheeraj Bhamre's office to draw attention to the administration's inability to manage the increasing stray dog problem. A video of the event circulated on social media, depicting Randhave carrying bags and subsequently opening them to release the dogs at his desk.
The startled dogs scurried to another table, while Randhave engaged in a heated confrontation with the Nagar Panchayat chief.
Randhave placed a garland of currency notes around the chief officer's table, protesting the civic administration's handling of the issue. He estimated that over 400 stray dogs roam Nagar Panchayat limits and that more than 100 residents suffer dog-bite injuries monthly. Randhave also alleged that numerous complaints had not led to any effective measures for capturing and sterilizing stray dogs, which affected children, senior citizens, and motorists.
According to him, five to six patients suffering from dog bites seek treatment daily at Niphad sub-district hospital, indicating over 100 dog-bite cases monthly. Additionally, anti-rabies vaccine is available at the hospital.
Randhave threatened that if the Nagar Panchayat administration failed to take decisive action to control the stray dog population, the dogs would be released again inside the chief officer's office with the presence of citizens. He emphasized that the dogs were released in the office to demonstrate the ongoing plight faced by residents.
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