rajkot at least 25 stray dogs and puppies were allegedly thrashed to death by people in a village of girsomnath district sparking furore among animal rights activiststhe incident happened a few days ago in ajotha village of veraval taluka videos and photos of the brutality went viral on social media following which police have started an investigationthe animal welfare board has also dashed off a representation to the state home minister harsh sanghavi seeking strict action against those involved it is learnt that a mass marriage function was planned in the village and the locals undertook a cleanliness campaign videos revealed that the villagers fanned out in the village searched for dogs and beat them to death with sticks some dogs were also stuffed in a sack and then thrashed wails of dogs are also heard in the video rajendra shah a member of the state animal welfare board shot off a letter to the girsomnath superintendent of police and the district collector demanding stringent action against those responsible shah said animal birth control abc programmes are not implemented in small villages by the local bodies as a result the dog population is increasing however its a criminal offence to commit such cruelty on dogs and we demand against the perpetratorsmanoharsinh jadeja girsomnath sp told toi we have sent a team to verify allegations but not found any evidence yet nobody has come forward to file a complaint if we find evidence we will register an offence