Indian American hotelier accused of singeing two dogs

New York, Oct 19 (IANS) High-flying Indian-American hotelier Vikram Chatwal has been arrested for trying to torch two small dogs outside his SoHo condo. Founder of the Dream Hotel Group, Chatwal was charged with animal torture, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment for the October 7 attack on Wooster St. near Grand St. On Tuesday, Chatwal, attired in white with a grey vest, stood silently before Judge Steve Statsinger, who issued an order of protection for the two dogs -- Molly and Finnegan-- their owner and their dog walker, the New York Daily News reported. The paper quoted witnesses as saying that Chatwal, who has a reputation for partying at clubs and dating models like Esther Cañadas, stormed up to two Jack Russell Terriers being walked outside his home at about 11.30 a.m. and singed the dogs' fur with a blow torch that he put together from an aerosol can and a lighter, the daily reported.

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