NoMore50: Chennai medicos who threw dog off rooftop fined Rs 2 lakh each
Chennai: Two medical students, who threw a dog off the rooftop of a three-storeyed building and filmed the gruesome incident, were fined Rs 2 lakh each by a committee formed by the Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University.
According to the committee's recommendation, the two students -- Gowtham Sudarshan and Ashish Paul -- of the Madha Medical College, should pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh each to the Animal Welfare Board.
The committee was formed as per the orders of the Madras High Court.
Last month, the video of the two students -- one throwing the dog down from the rooftop of a building and the other filming the gruesome act -- went viral and drew much revulsion.
Animal welfare activists made a police complaint and the two students were later arrested. The two got bail immediately, paying a meager fine.
The duo was released after paying a fine of Rs50, activist Shravan Krishnan had shared on his social media page then.
The activists started a campaign then under the hash tag #NoMore50, demanding that the Prevention of Cruelty Act should be revised.
The activists then moved the court for compensation for the dog that suffered a leg fracture.
University vice chancellor S. Geethalakshmi and dean of students S.V. Senthilnathan Tuesday signed the penalty order as recommended by the committee.
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