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| India dog survives after being thrown from roof in Chennai | India dog survives after being thrown from roof in Chennai |
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| A dog has survived being thrown off a rooftop in the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras). | |
| Two medical students had filmed themselves holding the trembling animal on the edge of a terrace, before flinging it off. The video went viral. | Two medical students had filmed themselves holding the trembling animal on the edge of a terrace, before flinging it off. The video went viral. |
| The dog was found alive, injured and unable to walk but still wagging her tail, animal rights activist Shravan Krishnan told the BBC. | The dog was found alive, injured and unable to walk but still wagging her tail, animal rights activist Shravan Krishnan told the BBC. |
| Police are expected to arrest the two students later on Wednesday. | Police are expected to arrest the two students later on Wednesday. |
| They were identified as students of the Madha medical college by fellow students after outraged social media users shared the video across networks in an attempt to find them. | They were identified as students of the Madha medical college by fellow students after outraged social media users shared the video across networks in an attempt to find them. |
| The Humane Society of India also offered 100,000 rupees ($1,480; £1,146) as reward for anyone able to identify them. | The Humane Society of India also offered 100,000 rupees ($1,480; £1,146) as reward for anyone able to identify them. |
| Animal activists also filed a complaint with the Chennai police, who went to the college to look for them. | Animal activists also filed a complaint with the Chennai police, who went to the college to look for them. |
| The two had left the city and returned to their hometown, 600km (372 miles) from Chennai, as outrage intensified, but Mr Krishnan said that their parents had agreed to hand them over to the police at midday on Wednesday. | |
| He said they had decided to name the dog "Bhadra" which translates from the Hindi as "blessed". | |
| "She was terrified, cowering under a stairwell and urinated when I picked her up. But what broke my heart was that she was still wagging her tail," he said. | "She was terrified, cowering under a stairwell and urinated when I picked her up. But what broke my heart was that she was still wagging her tail," he said. |
| Those found in breach of animal cruelty laws in India only face a maximum fine of about 100 rupees ($1.48; £1.14). | |
| Activists are petitioning for stricter penalties. | Activists are petitioning for stricter penalties. |