9YROLD BOY, 3 ADULTS HURT IN DOG ATTACKS
Angry villagers kill one of the attacking dogs in retaliation: Police
LUCKNOW: The canine menace in Sitapur district refuses to abate. In two separate feral dog attacks on Sunday, a 9-year-old boy and three adults were injured in Talgaon and Laharpur areas of the district. The boy is in a critical condition, said police. In Laharpur , angry villagers killed one of the attacking dogs in retaliation. The minor boy, Sushil, was attacked by a pack of four dogs in a field near his house at around 9 am on Sunday. His father, Suresh, was some distance away, irrigating the field, when the incident occurred.
LUCKNOW: The canine menace in Sitapur district refuses to abate. In two feral dog attacks on Sunday, a 9-year-old boy and three adults were injured in Talgaon and Laharpur areas of the district. The boy is in a critical condition, said police. In the Laharpur incident, angry villagers killed one of the attacking dogs in retaliation, they added.
The minor boy, Sushil, was attacked by a pack of four dogs in a field near his house in Rampurwa Haryapur village of Talgaon, at around 9 am on Sunday. His father, Suresh, was some distance away, irrigating the field, when the incident occurred.
Senior sub-inspector of Talgaon police station, Surya Prakash Shukla, said, “The dogs attacked the boy when his father was busy working. His father and other villagers present nearby rescued him and chased away the dogs. However, the boy had suffered multiple injuries by then and was rushed to the Sitapur district hospital where his condition is stated to be critical.”
Earlier, at around 3.30 am on Sunday, two dogs attacked 22-year-old Chhotu while he was attending to the nature’s call near his house in Sheikhtola locality of Laharpur.
Chhotu said that his father Lokai, 60, and brother Ghanshyam, 18, heard his screams and rushed to his rescue. “But they too were attacked by these very ferocious dogs,” he said.
“Some more villagers turned up when we shouted for help. One of the dogs was killed in the confrontation, while the other was chased away,” said Chhotu, adding that he was spared major injuries only because the attack took place barely a few metres from his house, where his family and other locals could help him.
Tehsildar Sanjay Yadav, who visited both the spots, said that the minor boy had suffered major injuries, while the adults had minor injuries. “Combing operations have been increased to trace the feral dogs. Villagers are being told to remain alert and not move out alone,” he said.
Meanwhile, dog attacks in populated areas have increased the fear among the villagers.
Sameer, a local, said that earlier the dog attacks were being reported from secluded places and children were being targeted.
“But these recent incidents, especially the ones involving an elderly woman and three adults, are causing panic among people living in populated areas too,” he said. On Saturday, a pack of feral dogs had critically injured a 70-year-old woman, Shiv Kumari, in Sujawanpur locality of Khairabad town in Sitapur.
Since November last year, at least 14 children have died in feral dog attacks in Sitapur villages.
In the past few weeks, the frequency of attacks has increased. At least, eight children have been killed since May 1.
Besides, seven people -- six children and the elderly woman -- received serious injuries.