Delhi Court Demands Probe Report on Missing Dogs Kaddu and Brownie

Patiala House court has called for a conclusive inquiry report on missing dogs complaints from Delhi Police. The court directed an inquiry into social media reports about the disappearance of dogs Kaddu and Brownie from IGI Airport area. Delhi Police informed the court that it is taking legal opinion on registration of an FIR in the matter. The matter has been listed for May 26 for further hearing.

Key Points: Delhi Court Orders Inquiry on Missing Dogs Kaddu, Brownie

  • Patiala House court demands conclusive inquiry report from Delhi Police on missing dog complaints
  • Court directs inquiry into social media reports about disappearance of dogs Kaddu and Brownie
  • Delhi Police seeking legal opinion on registering FIR in the case
  • Complainants Rashim Sharma and Rekha Arora filed complaints about dogs missing since March 2026
  • Next hearing scheduled for May 26
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Delhi Court calls for conclusive inquiry report in missing dogs complaints

Patiala House court seeks conclusive inquiry report from Delhi Police on missing dogs Kaddu and Brownie from IGI Airport area; next hearing on May 26.

"Since it is yet to be informed to this Court whether FIR would be registered on the complaints, further inquiry shall be conducted regarding the social media reports - Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Pranav Joshi"

New Delhi, May 13

Patiala House court has called for a conclusive inquiry report on missing dogs complaints from the Delhi Police. It has directed an inquiry into social media reports about the disappearance of dogs Kaddu and Brownie from the IGI Airport area. Delhi Police informed that it is taking legal opinion on the registration of an FIR.

The court is dealing with complaints filed by two women named Rashim Sharma and Rekha Arora, regarding the disappearance of the dogs in March 2026.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Pranav Joshi directed, " Since it is yet to be informed to this Court whether FIR would be registered on the complaints, further inquiry shall be conducted regarding the social media reports which are filed today by the complainants.

" A conclusive inquiry report regarding the action taken. alongwith the direction given today shall be filed by NDOH," ACJM Joshi ordered on May 11.

The matter has been listed on May 26 for further hearing.

In pursuance of the order of April 29, 2026, the Delhi Police has submitted a report containing the CCTV footage of the area of Terminal-1 of the airport.

It is stated by the Delhi police that one driver of JK Contractor was examined, but he denied his involvement, though he initially admitted that he located the dog. The officials of JK Contractor did not join the inquiry. The official of DIAL has denied their involvement in the relocation of the dogs.

During the hearing on Monday, the complainants filed a compilation of social media reports of the dogs being detained in the airport area alongwith reports of the death of other dogs due to starvation.

It was submitted by Advocate Manish Gandhi, Counsel for the complainants, that one FIR is also registered against DRDO in a similar matter.

The complainants also filed a copy of social media reports where it was stated on behalf of Delhi Airport that 'Brown dog', which had recently bitten two individuals and shown signs of aggression, has been carefully handled, calmed and gently returned to its familiar environment.

They also filed a second report stating Delhi Airport has written, 'At the same time, we learnt from some social media posts about another dog at T-3 which has reportedly been missing since March 26.

It was submitted that the relocation of the dog was done in a pre-planned manner. Advocate Gandhi submitted that the allegations are squarely covered under Section 325 BNS, which is cognizable in nature.

It was further submitted that, as per the notification of the government of March 10 2023, in respect of Animal Birth Control Rules 2022, none of the entities involved in the incident was empowered to relocate the dogs permanently from the Airport, which was their usual feeding area.

- ANI

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Sarah B
As someone who volunteers with animal rescues in Delhi, this is a huge step. The fact that JK Contractor and DIAL are refusing to cooperate shows they have something to hide. These dogs were being fed by local residents, they weren't 'strays' - they were community dogs.
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Priya S
Honestly, if they can spend crores on airport expansion, they can surely afford proper animal birth control and feeding programs. Relocating dogs from their territory is inhumane and illegal under ABC Rules 2022. Kudos to Rashim Sharma and Rekha Arora for fighting this battle.
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Ravi K
I'm not against animals, but we also need to consider safety. The article mentions two people were bitten by that brown dog. Maybe relocation is not always wrong, but it should be done humanely and with proper SOPs, not secretly in the middle of the night.
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Emma D
It breaks my heart that some dogs may have died from starvation after being relocated. This is why we need systematic animal management, not ad-hoc 'solutions'. Also interesting that there's an FIR against DRDO in a similar matter - shows a pattern.
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Siddhartha F
The court's direction for a conclusive inquiry is spot on. CCTV footage from Terminal 1 exists but no one is explaining what happened. And the driver who initially admitted involvement later denied? Classic cover-up. May 26 hearing can't come soon enough. ⚖️

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