Ram Mandir police have booked a local auto driver for allegedly running a puppy over, on Monday. The incident came to light when a local resident approached the cops about the auto driver who refused to "change course".

Speaking to mid-day, Wazim Khan, the complainant in the case and an animal lover, said, "This is not the first time that this auto driver has caused trouble. The passage in which this incident took place is a narrow one. It's not even a proper road meant for vehicles and it is dotted by huts and residences. Puppies tend to take shelter inside this passage. I had warned this auto driver, in the past about not driving on that street. But, obviously, he did not pay heed to my warning." Wazim said that though he had seen the culprit in the area several times, he did not know about his whereabouts. Post-mortem reports have confirmed that the puppy died on the spot due to injury cause by pressure, which broke its neck and led to its death.