In a heart-wrenching incident, a pack of street dogs attacked and killed a seven-year-old boy in Kazipet on Friday.The victim, identified as Chotu, was playing in the children’s park on the premises of Kazipet railway station when the dogs attacked him.Despite being rushed to the MGM hospital, he breathed his last and was pronounced dead on his arrival.
The devastating news sent shockwaves throughout the nomadic community from Jaipuria near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (UP), as the young boy belonged to their community.
The boy’s parents Mulkan and Sunitha, who make a living by selling small daily-use items at various junctions in the city, are shattered by this unfathomable loss.
Meanwhile, West MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar and Mayor Gundu Sudharani called on the grieving family members and consoled them.
They have handed over Rs one lakh cash to the bereaved family on behalf of the government.They also arranged an ambulance to shift the body to the native place in Uttar Pradesh.
In the wake of this tragedy, both relatives and locals are demanding the GWMC authorities take immediate action to tackle the stray dog menace.This is the latest in a series of such incidents in Telangana.
At least four children have lost their lives and several others injured in stray dog attacks across the state during the last four months.This is the second incident in Warangal district.
A child had succumbed to his injuries sustained in an attack by stray dogs last month.
A four-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Hyderabad on February 19.The heart-wrenching incident had occurred in a car servicing centre where the boy’s father was working as a watchman.A five-year-old boy succumbed to rabies in Khammam district in March.
He was bitten by stray dogs and later developed symptoms of rabies.
A series of such incidents across the state has shocked people.
After February 19 incident in Hyderabad, municipal authorities had announced several measures to check the menace of stray dogs but citizens say the measures had no impact on the ground.
