Children set fire to the farm, 4 puppies burnt alive

Kanpur. In Kanpur, children committed a heart-wrenching incident while playing. Four puppies were burnt alive at once. People caught one of the accused children, while two escaped. This incident has shocked people. An organization working for the voiceless has filed a complaint against the accused children, on which the police has started investigation. Mayank Tripathi, president of Umeed Ek Kiran, an organization working for the voiceless, said that the puppies were born two weeks ago near Geeta Park in Kidwainagar. To protect the puppies from the cold, the people living nearby had built a small house of grass, sacks etc. in a corner of the park.

On Sunday, three children aged 8-10 years belonging to special category, residents of Begumpurwa of Babupurwa, were playing in the park. Meanwhile, someone took out a matchbox from his pocket and set the puppies’ house on fire. The fire gained momentum due to dry grass and four puppies sleeping inside were burnt alive. Seeing the flames, people came running and poured water to control the fire, by then the puppies had died. Seeing the crowd gathering, two children ran away, while one was caught by the people.

There is anger among the people regarding the incident. According to ACP Babupurwa Amarnath Yadav, action will be taken after receiving the complaint. The 10-year-old accused child, studying in class 3, told that a friend of his age living in the neighborhood had brought the matchbox in his pocket. He said let’s set the dog’s house on fire, everyone inside will burn.