Highlights
- The infant received serious injuries and was hospitalised for treatment
- The baby succumbed to injuries at the hospital
- Parents of the infant worked as construction workers at the society
Noida: In a tragic incident, a seven-month-old child was mauled to death by a stray dog inside a group housing society on Monday. The infant received serious injuries and was hospitalised for treatment, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Noida 1) Rajneesh Verma said.
The infant, however, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
The incident took place inside the premises of Lotus Boulevard society in Sector 100 around 4.30 pm, according to officials.
"The parents of the child are construction workers. Both were engaged in construction work inside the society and had kept their child near them. However, a stray dog had entered the society which bit the child, leaving him severely injured," Verma said.
He said the child was immediately rushed to a private hospital nearby where he died while receiving treatment.
The ACP said no complaint has been filed over the matter as it concerned a stray dog but the police have alerted agencies concerned to catch stray canines.
Dog-bite cases have been reported in the last few days in Noida, Ghaziabad, and other parts of the region. Housing socities in Noida and other regions were asked to organise meetings of dog owners so that appropriate steps can be taken to avoid dog menace.
More than 1,100 pet dogs registered from April
Meanwhile, MCD in September said it has registered about 1,100 pet dogs since April 1, an exercise that began to check rising incidents of dog-bite.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) had on September 11 asked residents to get their pets registered in view of "rising incidents of dog-bite" in the national capital region, and warned that action could be taken for non-compliance of the norm.
"About 1,100 pet dogs have been registered from April," a senior official said.
Under the section 399 of Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, 1957, it is mandatory to register all pet dogs with the municipal corporation.
The section also gives power to the MCD to detain a pet dog found in a public place, if it is not registered with it, the civic body had earlier said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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