Expressing concern over the death of two innocents due to stray dogs’ bite, the Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) has recommended to the Urban Administration and Development (UAD) department to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh.
The Commission taking cognizance of the death of Bhensakhedi resident Anushka Shakya, daughter of Dharmendra Shakya, recommended the UAD to pay a compensation of Rs 3 lakh to her family as interim relief. The Commission in its recommendation told the UAD dept to pay compensation within a month.
The 10-year old Anushka Shakya was bitten by some stray dogs. In a similar case, nine-year old Ayaan was running scared of barking dogs when he was crushed to death by a passing bus.
The Commission also recommended paying compensation of Rs 2 lakh as interim compensation to the family of Ayaan. The Commission in its recommendation told the UAD department to pay compensation within a month.
The Commission in its recommendations said that the way there are provisions of paying compensation over snake bites deaths and in attack by wild animals in the Revenue Book Circular similar provisions should be made in the in the Revenue Book Circular over death or getting stricken by the stray dogs.
The Commission also made recommendation that provisions of paying compensation should also be made in deaths or injuries to civilians due to any negligence of municipal corporations or municipalities.
The MPHRC is of the view that effective measures should be taken in this direction so that the increasing number of stray dogs in the city and the state could be stopped besides the harms due to the increasing dog numbers on the human life could also be stopped.