This Article is From Jul 11, 2018

8-Year-Old Boy Dies In Attack By Pack Of Stray Dogs In UP's Bareilly

The incident happened when the boy was going to a temple on Tuesday.

8-Year-Old Boy Dies In Attack By Pack Of Stray Dogs In UP's Bareilly

People chased away the dogs who had attacked the boy. He later died in the hospital. (Representational)

An 8-year-old boy died after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, officials said today.

The incident took place in Nandosi village under Ceebeeganj police station when the boy was going to a temple on Tuesday.

On hearing the shrieks of the boy, people rushed towards him and chased away the canines, but the severely injured child died at a private nursing home shortly after.

District Magistrate Birendra Kumar Singh has sought a detailed report on the incident from ADM, Sadar.

The latest incident has brought back memories of the death of 13 children in such attacks in Sitapur district in the last six months.

 

.