Several dogs found dead near Tarapur industrial area

Over a dozen stray dogs

were found dead near a central effluent treatment plant in Tarapur industrial area of the district on Friday, officials said.

The cause of death was yet to be ascertained, said an official of Boisar Police.

Animal lovers claimed that high industrial pollution in the area was responsible for the deaths.

Probe was on, said an official of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.