Boy of 7 mauled to death by stray dogs in HP

He succumbed to injuries on his head, throat, neck and stomach.

January 21, 2018 11:15 am | Updated November 28, 2021 08:19 am IST - SHIMLA:

Stray dogs usually attack in packs and maul their victims to death by causing multiple injuries. (For illustration only)

Stray dogs usually attack in packs and maul their victims to death by causing multiple injuries. (For illustration only)

In a horrifying incident, a seven- year-old boy was brutally attacked and mauled to death by half-a-dozen stray dogs in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district, the police said on Sunday.

Vikki, a son of a migrant labour from Uttar Pradesh, was attacked by the dogs while he was returning home from a near- by market in Amarkot village under Paonta sub division, they said.

Hearing his cries, villagers rushed to his rescue and three of them also got injured by the aggressive dogs.

Multiple injuries

The boy sustained multiple injuries on his head, throat, neck and stomach, they said, adding he succumbed to his injuries on the way to a hospital.

A case has been registered in this matter, Deputy Superintendent of Police Paonta Pramod Chauhan said.

A sum of Rs 20,000 has been given to the bereaved family members, SDM of Paonta H.S. Rana said.

According to the Amarkot village head, Rakesh Mehraloo, the administration was informed many a time in the recent past about the stray dogs attacking people, but it turned deaf ear to their complaints.

The incident has frightened the villagers, who are now not sending their wards to schools, he said.

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