Taking cognizance of the death of one and a half years old boy who was killed by stray dogs, Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) recommended providing financial aid to the family members of the victim.
The BMC, Animal Welfare Board and district collector should take responsibility of taking firm steps to tackle the problem of stray dogs and avert any incidents of killing of humans, the Commission said
Providing example of Kerala State where Rs 20 lakh was proposed as compensation to the family members but the Supreme Court then recommended that the compensation should be limited to Rs 5 lakh. The commission has recommended providing a compensation of Rs 5 lakh.
After 2-year-old was killed by stray dog citizens and local Congress leaders have started to catch stray dogs and handed over around a dozen strays to the BMC squad.
General Secretary of MP Kisan Congress Faizan Khan has provided five iron cages to catch stray dogs. Two iron cages in Ward no 17 and Ward no 11 each and one iron cage in Ward no 8 have been kept to catch stray dogs.
Notably a one and a half years old boy Sheikh Raza was attacked by dogs which resulted in his death at PGBT College. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.