Madhya Pradesh police to conduct DNA test of Labrador to ascertain owner

After two people claimed ownership of a dog that was lost and found, Hoshangabad police have decided to conduct a DNA test on the animal. Till then, the dog will be under the custody of the police department.

Hoshangabad:Caught in an ownership dispute, a dog will undergo a DNA test in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad. The decision was taken after one of the claimants suggested for it.

Claimed by two people - Shadab Khan and Kritik Shivharey, the said case is a peculiar one where Shadab claims the dog to be his pet 'Koko' that went missing from his house three months back. At the same time, Kritik Shivharey claims that the dog is his pet dog 'Tiger'.

Hoshangabad police on Wednesday had handed the dog to Shadab based on papers after which Kritik claimed that the dog belongs to him. Since then, both, Shadab and Kritik have been claiming the ownership.

It is then, on Shadab's suggestion, Police TI Hemant Srivastava agreed to take a blood sample from the dog in question and match it with its sire. Srivastava made a report late Friday night and took it to the District Veterinary Hospital for the same.

The vet team from Hoshangabad will go to Pachmarhi to find the dog's sire, from where the sample of the dog's sire will be sent to the lab to match the DNA.

After DNA testing, the original owner will be found out.

Until the original owner is found out, the dog is under the police's custody. He underwent a medical check-up and it was found out that he was sick with fever and loose motion.

Following the check-up, it was handed over to the veterinarian.