Two-year-old killed by stray dogs

After a child was killed in a stray dog incident, residents trained their guns on the dog feeder…

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00:00A two-year-old girl was allegedly mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Delhi's

00:15Tughlaq lane on 24th February 2024.

00:18The child's family members said that she was playing near the Dhobi Ghat's gates in the

00:23evening when five dogs attacked her and dragged her away.

00:33While it was unclear if the child was unattended at the time of the incident, residents of

00:38the area said that the dogs had a history of aggressive behaviour.

01:02A passer-by on a bicycle saw the dogs with the child, her father Rahul Kanojia told the

01:07Indian Express.

01:08The child was rushed to Saptachand Hospital, where she was declared dead.

01:16The Delhi police filed a case against a woman who allegedly fed the dogs for causing death

01:22by negligence, but no arrests were made.

01:40According to the Animal Birth Control Rules 2023, the municipal corporation is responsible

01:46for the sterilisation and immunisation of stray dogs.

01:50It also prescribes guidelines to address conflicts between humans and stray dogs without

01:56relocating the dogs from the area.

01:58Parliament data suggested that between 2019 and 2022, there were 160 million cases recorded

02:07of stray dog bites.

02:08News reports said that this led to an increase in revenge attacks and violence against dogs,

02:15feeders and caregivers, along with conflicts between urban residents.

02:20Back in Tughlaq Lane, Delhi's Mayor Shelley O'Groy visited the grieving family.

02:38The mayor also said that she would speak to Chief Minister Arvind K. Trival about compensation

02:44for the family.

02:49I don't want anything, I just want justice, I don't want stray dogs in the whole area.

03:01Where are my children, what do I want, I don't want anything.