Actress Manjari Fadnnis is heartbroken and seeking justice after her beloved dog Mikey was allegedly brutally killed in her residential society. The Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na star took to social media to share an emotional video, breaking down as she recounted the horrific details of what happened to the gentle stray who had been a part of the community since 2019.
What happened to Mikey?
According to Manjari, Mikey was abandoned by his family and had been living in the society for years. Residents knew him as a friendly and gentle dog. When he suddenly went missing, the community launched a search, putting up posters and scouring the area. In her video, the actress claimed that a person who knew about the incident eventually came forward and confessed to the alleged crime.
“We had a dog called Mikey, who was abandoned by his family. And he has been a part of our society since 2019. He was a really sweet dog. He went missing. We were all worried and we all tried to find where he is. We made posters. We put them everywhere and tried to search him incessantly. And finally today, somebody from here confessed. Somebody who knows the people who have done it,” she said in the video.
Manjari further alleged, “He confessed to us that Mikey was sleeping quietly in one of our building basement areas and he was hit on his head. He got very disoriented. They dragged him into the staircase area and they hit him more that he was bleeding from his mouth and he pooed and peed. In half death, they put him inside a goni (sack) and threw him off into this khadi (creek) area behind.”
The actress revealed that she still does not know whether Mikey survived. “We are trying to search for his body right now,” she added.
Demanding justice and stronger laws
In the caption of her post, Manjari wrote, “Our Mikey was Brutally Murdered… & we are going to fight for him… This should never happen with ANY Dog Ever again in any Society anywhere! People should be SCARED to hurt an animal! We NEED Stronger laws against Animal Cruelty!”
She also thanked animal welfare activist Xavier Santiago and members of her housing society for their support. Several celebrities reacted to the post, with Ridhima Pandit expressing her sadness over the incident, while Sana Saeed and filmmaker Ananth Mahadevan also shared their reactions.
Who is Manjari Fadnnis?
Manjari Fadnnis is known for her work in Hindi and Telugu films and has also appeared in Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam cinema. She gained recognition with the 2008 film Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na, where she played the role of Meghna. Her other notable films include Faltu (2006), Zokkomon (2011), Warning (2013), Grand Masti (2013), and Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015).