bangalore kencha was a poachers pet an expert hunter but it would prey on the neighbourhood chicken and this irked the villagers on monday morning it was ripped into pieces when it accidentally bit explosives police wonder if someone planted explosives to get rid of the dog or if it stumbled upon them near its owners house in hegganahalli near peenya and triggered the blastthe dogs owner thimmiah is now absconding the bomb squad and forensic science laboratory personnel visited the spot the police said thimmiah would catch small animals including hares and birds the dog would accompany him on his hunting trips unfortunately the dog also went hunting for chicken in the village and earned the wrath of the villagerssoon after the monday blast before thimmiah could bury the dog police rushed to the spot spotting them he took to his heels the police recovered different types of nets and traps used to catch animals as well as gunpowder