A five-year-old girl was grievously injured after a group of stray dogs attacked the child while she was walking outside her house in Outer Delhi’s Alipur area on Sunday morning.
Family of Anshu claimed that the girl has sustained life-threatening injuries on her head, hands and legs and even the stray dogs damaged her private parts.
According to police, Anshu was walking outside her house along the road in the Mukhmailpur village at around 6 am when the incident took place. A few metres away, the minor girl was allegedly attacked by a group of at least seven to eight dogs. On hearing Anshi’s cries of help, the locals who were working on the nearby agricultural fields came forward and drove away the dogs.
Youngest among three siblings, Anshu’s father, Santosh Kumar, works as a small time labourer. A native of Arah district in Bihar, Santosh and his family are now facing acute problem as they are unable to bear the medical expenses of Anshu.
After Anshu was rescued by the locals, she was rushed to the Raja Harish Chandra hospital. Since the minor girl had sustained injuries on her head, hands and legs, Anshu was referred to the Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital where she is stated to be in a critical condition.
locals of the Mukhmailpur village area claimed that there is a big menace of stray dogs in the area. “Moreover, the local agencies gather all the stray dogs in the city and dump them here,” said a local.
Pointing towards the negligence of the MCD, locals further said that they have complained to the local concerned authorities several times by their pleas fell on deaf ears. Meanwhile, local police are yet to file an FIR in the case.
The menace of stray dogs is back in the lime light as the family of the five-year-old is finding it hard to get her treatment at the Government hospital.