Cab Driver Arrested for Runs Over the Stray Dog in Bengaluru

The police have filed an FIR against the owner of the car Hajira Hanif, under IPC Sections 428 and 279

A car driver ran over a dog sleeping in front of the La Citadel apartment complex on Cunningham Road in what residents say was an intentional act. On January 4, around 6.54 pm, CCTV cameras captured a white car, later identified to be a Volkswagen Jetta, running over the sleeping dog outside the apartment gate on Cunningham Crescent Road, fatally injuring the animal.

Complainants allege that the driver, Khan Hanif, who went on the wrong side of the one-way, deliberately ran over the dog — fondly called Bob Shankar by the residents — and sped away after security guards tried to stop him.

The Cunningham Canine Squad’s complaint was registered as an NCR (Non-Cognisable Report) at the High Grounds police station initially. But, citing police apathy, one of the flat association members who requested anonymity said: “Initially, the police refused to file an FIR. They said they couldn’t do so until we gave them the full number plate of the car.”

They said the dog squad is demanding stricter implementation of laws to prevent animal cruelty and such hit-and-run cases. Later, the police filed an FIR against Hajira Hanif, the car’s owner, under IPC Sections 428 and 279.

An officer from the High Grounds police station said that the case did not seem intentional but added that more details would emerge during the investigation.

Bob Shankar was a community dog cared for by complex apartment residents.