Bhubaneswar: The police on Friday arrested a 46-year-old man on charges of assaulting a woman and inserting an iron rod in the private part of her pet dog at Suryanagar in Bhubaneswar.
The accused was identified as Maguni Nayak, a native of Nayagarh district.
He was staying in a slum near the residence of the woman in Suryanagar.
Nayak was arrested in connection with a case registered under various sections of the IPC and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
Nayak was presented later at a court that remanded him to 14-day judicial custody.
