Dog abandoned inside train in India stokes outrage

A dog was found abandoned on a train at Raxaul city in India's eastern state of Bihar, reigniting public outrage sparked by a Supreme Court order to round up tens of thousands of stray dogs in New Delhi.

- Raul Dancel

A video that has been seen more than 200,000 times on one Instagram account shows a white dog sitting alone inside a train that had just stopped at the Raxaul junction. It was panting, its chain leash tied to a seat.

A report on news18.com said the dog was intentionally left behind by someone who boarded the train at a previous station early on Aug 16.

Passengers boarding the train at Raxaul were surprised to see the dog, which news reports described as "clearly distressed and frightened".

They tried to unleash it, but it was by then already a nervous wreck. It was behaving aggressively — it kept barking and growling, and tried to bite those who got near.

The train was held at the station for about 30 minutes.

Station officials decided to let the dog stay inside the coach alone and let the train move on to the next station.