CHANDIGARH: A stray dog bit five other people in Sector 41 on Sunday in an attack that lasted for a few hours and led to panic within the locality.
The dog pounced upon two individuals near the neighborhood centre round 2.30pm, and focused the 3 others at different places.
Madan Lal, a daily salary labourer and a resident of Faida village, used to be bit three times on his again, thigh and arm. “My husband had long gone for some work in Sector 41. When he reached near the neighborhood centre, a stray dog bit him. He attempted to flee but the dog stored on attacking him. The doctor has already given him six injections and he may need extra. We are very poor and my husband is the only bread earner,” stated Jyoti, the spouse of Madan Lal, who has two children — a seven-year-old boy and a four-year-old daughter.
Two of the injured have been taken to Government Multi-specialty Hospital, Sector 16, and the others to PGI. By the tip of the day, the 3 at PGI have been nonetheless underneath statement, while the other two had been discharged.
The incident has raised questions over the stairs taken by means of the municipal corporation (MC) to keep watch over the stray dog menace. According to information, the civic frame has spent lakhs of rupees on sterilisation of canines, however there was no drop in dog bite circumstances. In the general area conferences too, the problem of sterilisation of stray canines has been raised a numbers of instances, with councillors tough main points on such camps ward-wise.
The dog pounced upon two individuals near the neighborhood centre round 2.30pm, and focused the 3 others at different places.
Madan Lal, a daily salary labourer and a resident of Faida village, used to be bit three times on his again, thigh and arm. “My husband had long gone for some work in Sector 41. When he reached near the neighborhood centre, a stray dog bit him. He attempted to flee but the dog stored on attacking him. The doctor has already given him six injections and he may need extra. We are very poor and my husband is the only bread earner,” stated Jyoti, the spouse of Madan Lal, who has two children — a seven-year-old boy and a four-year-old daughter.
Two of the injured have been taken to Government Multi-specialty Hospital, Sector 16, and the others to PGI. By the tip of the day, the 3 at PGI have been nonetheless underneath statement, while the other two had been discharged.
The incident has raised questions over the stairs taken by means of the municipal corporation (MC) to keep watch over the stray dog menace. According to information, the civic frame has spent lakhs of rupees on sterilisation of canines, however there was no drop in dog bite circumstances. In the general area conferences too, the problem of sterilisation of stray canines has been raised a numbers of instances, with councillors tough main points on such camps ward-wise.
Stray dog strikes terror, bites five in Sector 41
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January 28, 2019
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