<p class="byline">After donkeys, it is the turn of a dog to get a taste of police custody in Uttar Pradesh.</p>.<p>The police took custody of a dog in Badayun after it was claimed by two people.</p>.<p>The dog was bought by a resident of Maharajganj locality a few months ago from nearby Bareilly.</p>.<p>It disappeared a few days ago and was spotted on the terrace of the neighbour's house on Thursday.</p>.<p>The pet dashed towards the owner after he whistled. An altercation broke out when the neighbour also claimed it to be his pet.</p>.<p>As the situation threatened to turn violent, people informed the police, who took the dog into custody.</p>.<p>"We will try to find out who owns the dog.....once we establish who the owner is, the dog will be handed over...till then it will be in our custody," a police officer said.</p>.<p>The police have a tough task as the dog is of foreign origin and requires a special diet.</p>.<p>"We will seek help from other dog owners," the official said.</p>.<p>Recently, a senior jail official in Jalaun district had put donkeys in prison after they destroyed standing crops in the field outside the jail.</p>.<p>The donkeys were released after the owner agreed to compensate for the loss.</p>
<p class="byline">After donkeys, it is the turn of a dog to get a taste of police custody in Uttar Pradesh.</p>.<p>The police took custody of a dog in Badayun after it was claimed by two people.</p>.<p>The dog was bought by a resident of Maharajganj locality a few months ago from nearby Bareilly.</p>.<p>It disappeared a few days ago and was spotted on the terrace of the neighbour's house on Thursday.</p>.<p>The pet dashed towards the owner after he whistled. An altercation broke out when the neighbour also claimed it to be his pet.</p>.<p>As the situation threatened to turn violent, people informed the police, who took the dog into custody.</p>.<p>"We will try to find out who owns the dog.....once we establish who the owner is, the dog will be handed over...till then it will be in our custody," a police officer said.</p>.<p>The police have a tough task as the dog is of foreign origin and requires a special diet.</p>.<p>"We will seek help from other dog owners," the official said.</p>.<p>Recently, a senior jail official in Jalaun district had put donkeys in prison after they destroyed standing crops in the field outside the jail.</p>.<p>The donkeys were released after the owner agreed to compensate for the loss.</p>