A farmer was arrested on Monday in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly shooting dead a dog after getting enraged over its continuous barking near his house, police said.

The accused, Pankaj Shukla, used his licenced gun to shoot the dog on Saturday, an official said. On the basis of a complaint from Priyanshu Jain, local unit president of NGO People for Animals, Shukla was arrested under various sections of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Indian Penal Code, said Banganga police station in charge Rajendra Soni.