A woman has been booked for animal cruelty after the police recovered the carcasses of a dog and a cat from a dustbin inside her flat in Virar West on Monday. The cops also found 20 cats and 15 dogs in the 3BHK flat rented by the woman. The police raided Shehnaz Jani's flat on receiving complaints from the residents of the housing society in Global City area in Arnala.

During the raid, the police found the remains of the pets in plastic and jute bags inside a dustbin. The residents claimed the pets' remains were headless and accused the woman of performing black magic. "I was wondering what these people used to eat as no ration and food were found during the raid," Sudipti Singh, a resident, told mid-day. Singh added, "We suspect superstitious activity and we also noticed that the people in the flat had strange faces and six fingers in their hands and feet."