The carcasses of 120 dogs were recovered from the Shayampet and Arepally gram panchayat limits in Telangana. (Express Archive)The Telangana Police registered cases against nine people, including two gram panchayat sarpanches and their husbands, in connection with the killing of around 120 stray dogs with lethal injections between January 6 and 8 in two villages of Hanumakonda district. According to police in Hanumakonda, the carcasses of 120 dogs were recovered from the Shayampet and Arepally gram panchayat limits.

Source: Indian Express January 13, 2026 15:22 UTC