NESCO Staff in trouble- case filed following death of 26 after ban on feeding
NESCO Staff in trouble- case filed following death of 26 after ban on feeding
The Vanrai police have filed a case against two NESCO Center employees in Goregaon East for allegedly disallowing the feeding of dogs, that resulted in the death of 26 of them.
The issue was recounted by Mehek Sharma, a business woman and dog lover with the the help of the Pal Foundation,
a non-profit aiding strays.
Reportedly, Sharma and her husband have been feeding
35 -40 dogs at the NESCO Center since a year. However, for the past 3-4 months, two employees, Mini from management and Maurya, a security guard of NESCO Center disallowed the feeding. According to the complaint, Mini and Maurya blocked an ambulance when Sharma sought treatment for the dogs.
On July 22, NESCO management summoned Sharma and Anita Mendes, another dog lover, for a meeting over feeding the dogs. Mini and Maurya raised objections and threatened to photograph anyone attempting to feed the dogs.
It was on July 26, Sharma, her husband, and a few others sought permission to feed the dogs. Despite an employee of NESCO having granted temporary permission, the security guard, however, distanced them them from entering a restaurant inside the center, citing a rule against outsiders.
The police have charged the employees under sections 325 (mischief by killing or maiming an animal) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with section 11(1) (cruelty) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
As per Mehek’s husband, Ayush Sharma, the dogs have been dying due to a lack of food and water. The NESCO administration sent notices to their security department stating that no one is allowed to feed or provide water to the dogs. Further details are under way.
News Edit K.V.Raman
