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Vikram Chatwal barred from owning pets after trying to set dogs on fire
The Indian-American hotelier has pleaded guilty...
Well known Indian-American hotelier Vikram Chatwal has been ordered to do five days of community service and barred from owning a pet for five years for trying to set two dogs on fire.
After pleading guilty for trying to torture two Jack Russell terriers named Molly and Finnegan outside his condominium last year, Chatwal, 44, was added to the animal abuse registry, and is now barred from owning or caring for a pet for five years.
According to reports, when Manhattan Judge, Gerianne Abriano, asked Chatwal whether he "attempted to cause serious physical injury to two dogs using an aerosol can and lighter to set fire to them?" Chatwal, the founder of the Dream Hotels, answered in the affirmative.
However, Assistant District Attorney Tanisha Palvia said that "given the defendant's mental health history and lack of criminal history and minimal injury to the dogs, we are offering a no-jail deal."
As a punishment, Chatwal must serve five days of community service, continue mental-health treatment and be open to random drug testing at any hour.
The owner of the two dogs about to be set on fire by Chatwal is outraged that the hotelier merely got a slap on the wrist for the disturbing crime. He said, "This has to do with the fact he’s rich.”
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