Bloody conflict over stray dogs in Raj Empire Society of Ghaziabad: Youths from outside beat the residents brutally, created chaos


The ongoing standoff between the Resident Welfare Association and the local residents over the feeding and maintenance of stray dogs in Ghaziabad city under the National Capital Region has now escalated into violent clashes and brawls, which has put the security apparatus of the entire society in the dock. There was a stir in Raj Empire Society, a prestigious residential multi-storey building of Ghaziabad, when some unknown youth suddenly entered inside the society over the dispute of stray dogs and started openly fighting with a local resident. After this sensational incident, there is immense anger among the flat owners and residents of the entire society, and people have sought protection from the local police administration and demanded strictest legal action against the accused. In today’s detailed article, we are going to tell you in detail every aspect of this dreadful incident that took place in this high-profile society of Ghaziabad and the entire story of the big controversy burning behind it.

For the last few weeks, the tension between two parties regarding stray dogs was continuously increasing in the Raj Empire Society of Ghaziabad, in which on one side were the people who were opposing feeding the stray dogs inside the society and on the other side were the animal lovers who were talking about their rights. The situation went out of control when there were heated debates on this issue several times in the society’s WhatsApp group and general meetings, but instead of being resolved through dialogue, the matter turned into personal enmity and aggression. According to eyewitnesses, when some residents of the society refused to openly feed the dogs inside the complex, the situation escalated to such an extent that the argument escalated into a scuffle. During this dispute, instead of handling the situation or finding a solution through mutual talks, some anti-social elements and outside youth were called inside the society, who came and made the atmosphere completely violent and took the law into their own hands.

The fact that the youth from outside, defying the security guards deployed at the main gate of Raj Empire Society and the entry rules, barging in and openly assaulting a common resident is a clear proof of how hollow the security system of multi-storey residential complexes has become in today’s time. According to the video footage and statements of eyewitnesses, the attackers not only abused the victim resident but also beat him badly and injured him, which created an atmosphere of chaos at the spot and left the women and children terrified. During this entire incident, when other people of the society came to intervene, the attackers left the spot threatening to flee. After this shameful incident, all the people of the society are forced to live under the shadow of fear, because they believe that if in this way any outsider can come inside the society and assault anyone, then who will guarantee the safety of their families.

Seeing the seriousness of the incident, hundreds of residents of Raj Empire Society united and immediately went to the local police station and gave a written complaint about the entire incident to the police officials, after which the police came into action. Taking cognizance of this matter, Ghaziabad Police has registered a serious case under various sections against unknown outsiders and people involved in this entire conspiracy and has started scanning the CCTV footage of the society. Police officials say that anyone taking law into their hands will not be spared and soon all the accused will be arrested. Although this action of the police is in its place, the local residents clearly say that unless the administration finds a permanent and legal solution to such disputes, such violent incidents cannot be stopped from happening again.

This incident of Raj Empire Society of Ghaziabad is not just a dispute of one society, but it has become a bitter reality of the urban areas and urban housing societies of the entire country where the fear of being bitten by stray dogs and the fight for their rights has now started turning into bloody conflicts. Despite clear guidelines from the Supreme Court and Animal Welfare Board, such violent incidents are continuously coming to the fore due to lack of proper coordination between RWAs and residents at the ground level. To deal with such cases, it is necessary that the local administration, municipal corporation and society officials should strictly implement scientific systems like dog sterilization, vaccination and a fixed feeding zone, so that the safety of any innocent citizen is not put in danger and no kind of cruelty can be done to the dumb animals.