<p class="title">The police have registered a case against residents of an apartment who manhandled and threatened two animal rights activists for feeding stray dogs at BTM Layout on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Based on a complaint filed by Nirmala Krupanandh (57), the police booked the residents under section 509 — word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman, 504 — intentional insult to provoke breach of peace and 506 — criminal intimidation along with appropriate sections under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In her complaint, Nirmala stated she and her friend Geetha, who is also a volunteer, were feeding stray dogs near Maple Suites Apartments in Dollars Colony in BTM Layout 2nd Stage. A group of residents from the apartment confronted the duo for feeding the strays.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The women tried to reason with them following which the agitated residents abused, manhandled and even threatened to kill the duo if they come back again to feed the strays.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A few residents also kicked and chased away the stray dogs and made gestures at the women warning them to go away from their area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shocked by the residents’ behaviour, the women approached the Mico Layout police and filed a complaint. A police officer went to the spot and conducted inquiries after which he took up a case and registered an FIR.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police have identified the suspects and have summoned them for questioning.</p>
<p class="title">The police have registered a case against residents of an apartment who manhandled and threatened two animal rights activists for feeding stray dogs at BTM Layout on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Based on a complaint filed by Nirmala Krupanandh (57), the police booked the residents under section 509 — word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman, 504 — intentional insult to provoke breach of peace and 506 — criminal intimidation along with appropriate sections under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In her complaint, Nirmala stated she and her friend Geetha, who is also a volunteer, were feeding stray dogs near Maple Suites Apartments in Dollars Colony in BTM Layout 2nd Stage. A group of residents from the apartment confronted the duo for feeding the strays.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The women tried to reason with them following which the agitated residents abused, manhandled and even threatened to kill the duo if they come back again to feed the strays.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A few residents also kicked and chased away the stray dogs and made gestures at the women warning them to go away from their area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shocked by the residents’ behaviour, the women approached the Mico Layout police and filed a complaint. A police officer went to the spot and conducted inquiries after which he took up a case and registered an FIR.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police have identified the suspects and have summoned them for questioning.</p>