Alwar: A seven-year-old girl was mauled to death by stray dogs in Rajasthan’s Alwar, police officials said on Thursday. The incident took place while the girl was returning home on Wednesday evening, they said. The girl received multiple wounds on her body, officials added.
The locals working in the nearby fields saved the girl from the dog attack and took her to the hospital, where the doctors declared her dead, officials said.
Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the Khairthal-Tijara district collector and municipality commissioner in connection with the incident. RSHRC Chairperson Justice G R Moolchandani has asked the authorities to submit a report on the incident by January 31 and compensate the victim's family.
The Commission termed the death of the girl, who suffered around 40 bite wounds, "shocking" and accused the authorities of not properly discharging their legislative responsibilities.
It said that though the municipality issued tenders for the vaccination and castration of stray dogs, it failed to follow up.
"Just issuing the tender and then ending the matter, and putting the lives of people and children at risk with stray dogs and animals, is in itself a sign of departmental negligence," it said.
An eyewitness identified as Balram Yadav said that he was working in his field on Wednesday evening. "At the same time, the girls who went to eat plums with the deceased girl ran to me and said that some stray dogs attacked the girl," Yadav added.
He then rushed to the spot and found the girl was lying in a pool of blood. Balram said that he chased away all the dogs from the spot and took the girl to the satellite hospital of Khairthal. However, the doctor examined the girl and declared her dead.
The family members of the deceased said that the girl went near the well with some girls to eat plum at around 2 pm on Wednesday. The family members said that the deceased child was the only daughter of her father.
Satellite Hospital doctor Nitin said that the deceased had multiple injuries and wound marks on her body. "By the time the girl reached the hospital, she had already died," added Nitin. (With Agency Inputs)
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