An infant was mauled to death by a stray dog in Uska Rajbhar Tola village in Bhatni area of Deoria on Tuesday.
As per reports, 11-month-old Lalla was sleeping on a cot at a chicken farm where his parents, Neeraj Kumar and Kiran, work as labourers when he was dragged to a field by the canine which later killed him.
The farm is owned by Vishal Singh of Bhatni police station area.
The couple was working and Lalla was sleeping on the cot when a dog grabbed the child in its mouth and ran towards the field, mauling him to death. The parents heard the screams of the child and chased the dog and rushed their son to community health centre (CHC) where the medical staff pronounced him dead.
Station Officer Mahendra Kumar said that villagers informed the police about the incident and an investigation would be conducted if a complaint was registered.