Thane, February 28 Five kittens died at a housing complex in Thane, allegedly due to poisoned food, leading to the registration of a case under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, a police official said on Saturday.
According to complainant Narayan Kisan Poupani (44), a resident of Viraj Tower Society at Laxminarayan Residency in Pokhran Road No 1 area, the deaths occurred between February 24 and 26, the Vartaknagar police station official said.
"Eight kittens were allegedly given food laced with poison by an unknown person at Viraj Tower Society. Five kittens died, and the remaining three have been hospitalised," he said, quoting the contents of the complaint.
No arrests have been made in the case, and further investigation into all aspects, including possible food contamination, is underway, the official added.