Noida Baby Dies After Attack By Street Dog, Angry Residents Protest
A baby has died after being mauled by a stray dog at an apartment building in Noida near Delhi on Monday. Many angry residents protested after the death, accusing civil authorities of inaction on complaints about stray dogs.
The 7-month-old boy was hospitalized with serious injuries after being attacked by a dog, Dharam Vir Yadav, a resident, told PTI.
“Unfortunately, we lost the baby last night,” Mr Yadav said.
The incident happened at the Lotus Boulevard apartment in Sector 100, Noida, at around 4:30 p.m. yesterday, police officer Rajneesh Verma said.
Mr. Verma told PTI: “The child’s parents are construction workers. Both are working inside society and have kept their child close to them.
Police said agencies were required to catch the stray dogs. According to reports, when the dog catchers arrived, some residents chased them out.
Protesting residents at the complex said civil authorities had failed to spay and vaccinate the feral dogs.