Maharashtra Horror: Five-Year-Old Mauled to Death by Stray Dogs in Nagpur District
A five-year-old boy was mauled to death by stray dogs in Katol town of Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Saturday, police said.
Nagpur, June 11: A five-year-old boy was mauled to death by stray dogs in Katol town of Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Saturday, police said.
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The incident took place in Dhantoli area of the town, around 60 km from here, in the morning, an official said.
The boy, Viraj Raju Jaywar, had stepped out for a walk with his sister, when some stray dogs attacked him. While his sister tried to shoo them away, they dragged the child to a construction site, where he was mauled to death, he said.
The parents and passersby rushed to the site and the bleeding child was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead, the official said.
A case of accidental death was registered by the Katol police, he added.
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