{"id":22344,"date":"2026-09-10T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=22344"},"modified":"2026-09-10T06:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:01:00","slug":"mumbai-cat-killings-20-found-dead-mutilated-rs-50k-reward-to-trace-mystery-killers-mumbai-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=22344","title":{"rendered":"Mumbai cat killings: 20 found dead, mutilated; Rs 50k reward to trace mystery killer(s) | Mumbai News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133994620,imgsize-157421,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/nearly-twenty-cats-were-found-killed-and-mutilated-in-chemburs-panjrapole-area.jpg\" alt=\"Mumbai cat killings: 20  found dead, mutilated; Rs 50k reward to trace mystery killer(s)\" title=\"Nearly twenty cats were found killed and mutilated in Chembur's Panjrapole area\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Nearly twenty cats were found killed and mutilated in Chembur's Panjrapole area\">Nearly twenty cats were found killed and mutilated in Chembur&#8217;s Panjrapole area<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MUMBAI: Nearly 20 cats have been killed and their mutilated bodies found in Chembur\u2019s Panjrapole area, prompting the RCF police to register an FIR against unidentified accused.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The FIR was registered on September 9 after local caregiver Rubeena Pathan approached the police with a complaint. PETA India, which worked with Pathan and the RCF police, has announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Pathan had found mutilated cat bodies in August. On September 4, she discovered six more bodies, with the animals\u2019 internal organs visible. <!-- -->The following morning, she found another dead cat and a kitten in a severely distressed condition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Police are examining CCTV footage from the area to identify the suspects.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The case has been registered under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Sections 11(1)(a) and 11(1)(l) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Section 325 deals with killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering an animal useless and provides for imprisonment of up to five years, a fine, or both.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>PETA India Cruelty Response Officer Ishani Rathee said people should report animal cruelty to the police, adding that research has linked animal cruelty with other forms of offending.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>PETA India also commended RCF senior police inspector Dattatray Patil for directing the registration of the FIR.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/mumbai-cat-killings-20-cats-found-dead-mutilated-rs-50000-reward-to-trace-mystery-killers\/articleshow\/133994592.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly twenty cats were found killed and mutilated in Chembur&#8217;s Panjrapole area MUMBAI: Nearly 20 cats have been killed and their mutilated bodies found in Chembur\u2019s Panjrapole area, prompting the RCF police to register an FIR against unidentified accused.The FIR was registered on September 9 after local caregiver Rubeena Pathan approached the police with a 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