Street dogs drag girl from courtyard:4-year-old girl mauled near face and eyes in Neemuch, gets 10 stitches; admitted to ICU

In Neemuch’s Cantt police station area on Wednesday afternoon, three to four street dogs attacked a 4-year-old girl who was playing outside her house. When the girl screamed, nearby people rescued her and immediately took her to the district hospital. The innocent child has received about 10 stitches on her face. She is currently being treated in the hospital’s ICU. Firoza, a resident of Shalimar Colony in Ward No. 18, said that her daughter Alshifa (4) was playing in the courtyard after lunch on Wednesday afternoon. During this time, stray dogs suddenly pounced on her and dragged her from the courtyard to outside. Pack of stray dogs severely mauled the girl
The pack of dogs severely mauled the girl. People nearby created noise to somehow rescue the girl and immediately took her to the district hospital. Doctors said the girl has deep wounds on her face and near her eye. Doctor Yogesh Dhakad said there are more wounds on the face. There are three categories in rabies, of which this case falls in the high category. The dogs bit the girl near her brain. She has been given rabies injections along with hemoglobin. The girl is being continuously monitored. She is admitted to ICU and undergoing treatment. A girl and a woman have also been bitten
This incident is from Shalimar Colony in the Cantonment area. Two similar cases had come to light before this. In these cases, stray dogs had bitten a girl and a woman. People in terror, accusations of negligence against administration
Local residents said that the number of stray dogs in the colony is increasing rapidly. Many complaints were made to the municipality, but no concrete action has been taken so far. There is an atmosphere of fear among people. Children have become hesitant to play outside their homes. Allegations of scam in sterilization campaign
The municipality had previously conducted dog sterilization, but it was accused of corruption. Despite this, there was no reduction in the number of stray dogs in the city. People say that after this serious incident, the municipality should take necessary steps. SC order – Remove stray dogs from schools, hospitals
The Supreme Court has ordered to keep stray dogs away from schools, colleges, hospitals and bus stands. The court said that fencing should be installed in schools-colleges and hospitals so that dogs cannot reach there. The court said that captured stray dogs will not be released back at the same place from where they were picked up. They will be kept in shelter homes. The Supreme Court said that frequent dog bite incidents in institutional areas like schools, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands and railway stations show not just administrative negligence but also system failure. The court also ordered removal of stray animals from all National and State highways. Chief Secretaries of all states have been asked to strictly enforce these orders. The court also said that such incidents are damaging public safety, tourism and the global image of the country. A status report and affidavit has been sought in this matter within 3 weeks. Over 1 million street dogs, government has neither resources nor funds
Swati Gaurav, President of People for Animals, reacted to the Supreme Court’s order. She said that the Supreme Court’s decision to keep stray dogs away from schools, colleges, hospitals and bus stands is “not only unconstitutional but also impractical. Swati said that first of all, no state government has enough facilities or funds to implement such a large-scale decision like removing stray dogs or building shelters for them. If dogs are to be removed, first the law will need to be amended and laws are made in Parliament, not in court.