Mumbai, May 5 (PTI) A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly beating up a stray dog to death in suburban Goregaon, a police official said on Wednesday.

The alleged incident took place on Tuesday after which the accused, Imran Shah, was arrested by the Bangur Nagar police, he said.

The incident came to light after a video of the fatal assault on the stray dog went viral on social media and users posted the clip on Twitter and tagged the Mumbai Police and Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse Patil.

During interrogation, the accused revealed the stray dog had torn the seat cover of his motorcycle which triggered the attack on the animal.

In the video, Shah can be seen assaulting the dog with an iron rod and the animal bleeding profusely, the official said.

Shah was booked under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, he added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)