Hyderabad: The eight boys who were involved in burning three puppies alive were produced before the Juvenile Justice Board on Thursday. They admitted they had killed the puppies for fun as their noise was irritating them while they were playing cricket. Cops have counselled the parents of the boys.

DCP Central Zone V.B. Kamalasan Reddy said, “They were produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and were shifted to the boys’ home,” he said. They will be placed at the home till August 2.

The boys are all in the age group of 12 to 17. Five of them are students and the others are engaged in odd jobs in the Pathan Basthi area. All of them are residents of Pathan Basthi and usually play cricket at the Wazir Graveyard.

On July 16, while they were playing cricket, they heard a noise and noticed the three puppies lying in a corner. One of the boys, aged 14, was disturbed by the noise made by the puppies and planned to kill them.

The boys then set them on fire. They made a fire using dry branches, picked the pups by their tails and threw them into the flames. The entire episode was shot and the video sparked outrage online.

Pack of stray dogs rip apart peacock at JNTU
A pack of stray dogs attacked and killed a peacock at the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University on Thursday morning. The torn body of the bird was found lying near the JNTU examination branch.

According to the locals, the peacock had been spotted at around 6.30 PM on Wednesday too. They said it was only during this season the birds visit the site. A KPHB police official said, “No case has been registered. The bird’s remains were handed over the State Forest department who disposed the body.”