Mumbai taxi driver Mahesh Kamat booked for ‘raping’ dog, seeks bail

MUMBAI: This is a bizarre bail plea in
a bizarre crime case.

A 26-year-old taxi driver, charged with having
sexual intercourse with a dog, told a sessions court that he should be given
bail because the police was not in a position to record the victim’s
statement.

Mahesh Kamat was arrested from Tardeo on August 30 and
booked under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code [IPC]. It deals with offences
relating to ”unnatural sex”; cops also slapped him
with the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [PCA] Act.

However, Kamat
- in custody since his arrest – pleaded that the PCA was not
applicable to him as the dog he was charged of having intercourse with was a
‘’stray” and not a ”pet dog”.
He also said that he had been falsely implicated in the case.

The
court though turned down the plea saying there was enough evidence against him.
Moreover, it said that Kamat’s alleged offence had disturbed the residents
of the area and the act amounted to cruelty to an animal.

Cops have
also collected DNA and forensic evidence in a bid to nail him in
court.