Sitapur dog attack victims to get ₹2 lakh ex-gratia: Yogi

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday met the victims of feral dog attacks in Sitapur and directed the officials to ensure proper treatment to children and take preventive action to check recurrence of such incidents.

The CM also announced Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the children who lost their lives in the attacks and Rs 25,000 each for the injured.

He said incidents of dog attacks had been reported from 22 villages of Sitapur.

Earlier, the chief minister reached Sitapur district hospital and met two children who were injured in dog attacks. He interacted with their relatives and directed the hospital authorities to ensure proper treatment of the children.

Uttam Kumar, father of 12-year-old dog attack victim Aman, said: “The CM has assured us help in the treatment of my child.”

Before reaching the hospital, Yogi met the families of dog attack victims at Sitapur Police Lines. Yogi visited Gurpalia village in Khairabad area of Sitapur where a 12-year-old boy Khalid was killed in feral dog attack on May 1. He also met the families of two other injured children in the same village.

Khalid’s mother Mehzabi said, “I have lost my child but the government should ensure nobody else’s child gets killed in such a manner.”

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