Lucknow guard shoots stray dog dead after it barks, CCTV captures incident

What the video shows

A CCTV camera recorded an incident at around 6.30 am on 6 September 2026 in the Talkatora neighbourhood of Lucknow, near Green Field School and Vishan Optical. The footage shows a man on a motorcycle wearing a blue uniform and a helmet. As three dogs bark at him, he pulls over, dismounts, removes a cartridge from his pocket, loads it into a rifle slung over his shoulder and fires. The dog collapses and dies on the spot. The man then remounts the bike and rides away while pedestrians walk past.

Who raised the alarm

Charu Khare, director of a local animal‑rights NGO, filed a complaint after the video circulated among welfare activists. In an interview she said, “The dogs started barking when the man passed through the lane. He suddenly stopped, took out his rifle and shot one of them.” Khare’s complaint prompted the police to act.

Police response

Talkatora police inspector Kuldeep Dubey confirmed that an FIR has been registered. The charge sheet cites Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) – which deals with voluntarily causing grievous hurt – and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Dubey said investigators are reviewing the CCTV footage to trace the motorcycle’s registration and to identify the man in the blue uniform.

Legal backdrop

Section 325 BNS carries a penalty of up to ten years’ imprisonment, while Section 11 of the animal‑cruelty law makes it punishable to cause unnecessary pain or injury to an animal. Both statutes are being invoked because the act was captured on video and appears to be a deliberate act of cruelty rather than an accident.

Wider context

Lucknow has seen several high‑profile animal‑cruelty cases in recent months, including a beating‑to‑death incident involving a young man named Raman Gautam and a separate case where a dog was allegedly skinned. Those incidents led to public outcry and stricter scrutiny of stray‑dog handling by authorities. The present case adds to that momentum, with social‑media users condemning the use of a firearm against a stray animal.

What comes next

Police have said they are checking surveillance cameras along the route the motorcycle took and will cross‑check the bike’s registration details. No official statement has confirmed whether the rifle was licensed. The investigation remains ongoing, and any further developments will be reported as they emerge.