Woman mauled to death by stray dog; her husband, two others injured in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur

Sources said that the woman was working in the fields along with her husband when a stray dog attacked her leaving her dead on the spot. Her husband along with two locals who came to rescue the woman were also injured in the attack. The locals killed the stray dog later.

Mirzapur: In a tragic incident reported from Uttar Pradesh, a woman working in the fields in the rural Kotwali area of Mirzapur district was mauled to death by a stray dog even as her husband was also injured in the attack after he came to rescue her on Friday, sources said. It is learnt that Basantu Bind Bhatauli and his wife Dulesara Devi, residents of Baraini Baripur in Kachwan area of Mirzapur were working in their fields when a stray dog suddenly appeared there and attacked Dulesara and mauled her in neck and face.

Hearing the screams, Basantu along with two others Shivlal and Hiravati, who were working nearby, rushed to the spot to save Dulesara. However, the dog bit all three of them leaving them injured. An official said that Dulesara died on the spot in the attack, while the three people injured in the dog attack were admitted to the hospital.

The incident led to a wave of shock and grief among the locals. After the incident, the villagers launched voluntary operation and killed the dog which mauled the woman to death. The victim woman Dulesara's son Ramlakhan said that the dog had attacked his mother while she was working in the fields. He said that after the incident a large crowd of villagers gathered and killed the dog so that the dog would not attack anyone else in the village.

An official said that the matter was not informed to the police while the body has been cremated.