The case of stolen dogs

Pet dogs are being purloined increasingly. But not many know how to get them back.

For years, Alisha Bogati Gurung had seen posts about lost pets on social media. Never had she imagined that one day she’d be writing one such post herself. In March, two motorcycle-borne men arrived near Gurung’s house and made away with her six-year-old pug Coco. The act was captured on a CCTV camera. As soon as Gurung found out that her beloved pug had been stolen, she frantically shared the news on her social media accounts, hoping that someone would help her find the pet.