Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: Arman Shah, a Nepali national working in Malaysia, has been fined 40,000 ringgit for cruelly mistreating a cat.
According to the Malaysian newspaper The Malay Mail, Judge Nor Hasniah Ab Razak imposed the sentence after the 33-year-old pleaded guilty to cruelly mistreating a cat.
As per the court order, Shah will have to serve 15 months in prison if he fails to pay the fine.
Shah was charged with cruelly mistreating a cat on the fourth floor of an apartment block in Kota Kemuning, Section 31, on November 15. He was charged under Section 29(1)(a) of the Animal Welfare Act, 2015.
According to the newspaper, a woman who had just arrived at the parking area and was in her car saw the accused holding a cat and pulling down his trousers before committing the act.
When she confronted him, Arman pulled up his trousers and threw the cat to the ground.
Arman is also currently serving a four-month prison sentence for indecent exposure and entering the country without valid documentation, according to the newspaper.
