Mumbai News Today: Animal Feeder Catches Man Sexually Assaulting Dog & Gets Him Arrested | Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: A Versova-based animal feeder and rescuer, Seema Raval, nabbed a 45-year-old man who had sexually abused a dog in and around the Versova beach in the recent past. The accused, Douglas M Gomes, also a resident of Versova, has now been booked by the Versova police for animal cruelty and unnatural sex.

Talking to TOI, Raval said, “A few days ago, the lifeguard at Versova beach had shown me a short video clip in which a man can be seen sexually abusing a local dog, who I feed and take care of. I urged the lifeguard to inform me if this man is sighted again at the beach. I also asked a few watchmen in the nearby area to immediately inform me if they spot the suspect, and showed his photo from the video clip.”
She said she was informed on August 1, that the suspect was on the beach again. “When I reached the spot, the accused man was again sexually abusing the dog. I video recorded it on my cell phone, and then dialled ‘103’ to seek police help.”

A team from Versova police station immediately reached the site and then took the suspect man and the activist to the police station, where an FIR was registered against Gomes under the IPC section 377 (unnatural sex) and section 11(1)(a) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Gomes has been remanded to judicial custody. “I’m thankful to Versova police team, especially investigating officer Sunil Wagh, for taking quick action of booking and arresting the accused,” said Raval.