Just like any other day, Powai resident Devi Sheth was feeding the stray dogs near her house when she spotted one of them – Noorie – lying near the staircase of Galleria shopping mall writhing in pain. She immediately reached out to another resident – Niharika Gandhi – and the duo along with some members of Bombay Animal Rights NGO rushed her to an animal care centre where the doctors extracted a foot-long stick from her private parts. Noorie is currently undergoing treatment at the Jogeshwari centre but her condition is critical.

Just like Devi, about seven to eight animal lovers in the area have been feeding strays for over seven years now. Speaking to mid-day, Devi said, "She was bleeding from her private parts and we couldn't understand what had happened. But the doctors suspected there was something inside her body and pulled out the stick, which was about 10-11 inches long. There are a number of shops in the mall where furniture work is done. Probably somebody there did this to her."