Rajkot (Gujarat): In a shocking incident, a two-and-a-half-year-old boy was attacked by a stray dog in Gujarat's Rajkot on Sunday. The incident took place in the Shapar-Veraval area of Rajkot. The injured kid has been identified as Arshad Ansari. According to sources, Arshad was playing outside his home when a stray dog attacked him, however, locals chased the dog away from the area upon hearing the screaming of the kid.
The child's family and locals immediately shifted the boy to Rajkot Civil Hospital for treatment. Currently, the child is undergoing treatment, sources said. "We were on the second floor when one of our neighbours informed us that a stray dog had bitten Arshad on his neck. We immediately rushed downstairs and took him to the hospital for treatment," a family member said. The dogs attacked him and a few of them bit him on his legs. The dog menace is increasing day by day in Rajkot, sources said.
In a similar incident, a four-year-old boy was mauled to death by a group of stray dogs in Hyderabad. The incident was captured on CCTV. The victim boy, identified as Pradeep, along with his sister, went with his father to the workshop. The victim's father took him inside the service centre and let him play around. While playing outside the workshop he walked towards the cabin to look for her sister when a pack of stray dogs attacked the boy. The dogs pounced on him and start biting and dragging him. The victim's father rushed his son to a private hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.
