In a shocking incident, a three-year-old boy died after being attacked by a stray dog in Mouda town of Nagpur district. A police official on Wednesday said Vansh Ankush Shahane, the victim, was playing outside his house when a dog attacked him.
The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon, said the official.
His family members rushed him to the government hospital but the child succumbed to his injuries. Mouda police registered a case of accidental death.
Five-month-old baby mauled to death by dog in Telangana
In a similar incident that happened eight days ago, a five-month-old baby boy was mauled to death by a dog at a village in the Vikarabad district of Telangana. The police said the mother of the infant went out of their single-room house in the morning as part of her household chores on May 14.
The dog entered the house and attacked the baby who was sleeping. The child died on the spot. The child's parents work at a stone polishing unit.
The dog is often fed by the residents of the locality. Angry over the incident, they killed the dog, police said.
(With PTI inputs)
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