Kochi: A puppy worth Rs 15,000 was taken into custody from a pet shop in Nettur, Ernakulam. Engineering students Nikhil and Shreya were arrested. Panangad police arrested the accused from Karkala in Karnataka. A 45-day-old puppy was also recovered from them. A few days ago, the duo smuggled a puppy worth Rs 15,000 from a pet shop in Nettur by hiding it in a helmet.
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Then both of them stole dog food from another pet shop in Vytyla. The tragic incident took place on Saturday night at 7 o’clock. When they reached the pet shop, they used to take the puppy that was locked in a cage without the knowledge of the shop employee and put it in the helmet that he was holding. One of the three Swift puppies bought by the shop owner from Edappally native was taken away. Two puppies were brought to the shop to sell to a native of Alappuzha.
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After the young woman and the young man left the shop, when the native of Alappuzha came to buy the puppy, he noticed that one of them was missing. A search was conducted on the conclusion that he had run away, but after not finding him, the CCTV footage was checked. That’s when the young woman and the young man came to know that the puppy had been stolen. After checking the other CCTV footage of the way they went, it was learned that they had stolen dog food from another shop in Vytyla.
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