4-year-old mauled to death by stray dogs

TARN TARAN: A four-and-a-half year old boy was mauled to death by stray dogs at Kairowal village. The only son of a Dalit, Maninder Singh was with his uncle when a pack of stray dogs attacked him. Ranjit Singh said that before he could rescue his nephew, dogs had badly mauled him. The victim was rushed to the civil hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Deputy Commissioner DPS Kharbanda said the Sub-Divisional Magistrate had been asked to inquire into the incident, adding that Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, had been ordered to sterilise the dogs. Animal Husbandry Department's Deputy Director Dr Rajesh Kumar said they were finding it difficult to catch the stray dogs which number about 25,000, but if they were brought to the veterinary hospital, they could be sterilised.