Bengaluru: Bagalur police on Sunday arrested a 29-year-old woman for brutally killing a pet dog inside a lift in an apartment on Kannur Road. The shocking incident came to light after CCTV footage of the act went viral on social media.

A senior police officer said that Rashika K. R., an MBA student and pet owner, had hired Pushpalatha, a native of Tamil Nadu, about a month ago to take care of her pets. Pushpalatha was being paid Rs 23,000 per month along with accommodation in the same apartment.

On Saturday, Pushpalatha had taken two pets for a walk. While returning, she entered the lift and allegedly killed one of the pets, Goosi, by swinging it against the lift wall. She then began crying and went back to the flat.

When Rashika questioned her about the pet’s death, Pushpalatha feigned

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