Kalaburagi, 31 October

A four-year-old boy died after being attacked by a stray dog in the Dariyapur-Kotanur layout in Kalaburagi city.

The deceased has been identified as Manoj Poojari Jambaga, 4, son of Sharanabasappa Poojari, a resident of Jambaga village in Kalaburagi taluk.

According to family members, Manoj was playing on the Ganadevata Temple road in Kotanur layout when a stray dog suddenly attacked him, grievous injuring him.

He was taken to a hospital for treatment by family members and locals, but succumbed to his injuries.

The victim's father, Sharanabasappa Poojari, works as a watchman in Kalaburagi city. 

Locals alleged that the stray dog menace has increased drastically in Kotanur layout and urged the Kalaburagi Mahanagara Palike to take immediate measures to ensure public safety.

Recently, in Venakatesh Nagar in Sedam town of the district, a stray dog attacked four pedestrians in a single day, injuring their eyes, hands and legs.

In September, a four-year-old girl, Sanvi, was seriously injured on her face after stray dogs attacked her while she was playing near her house in Meenahabal village in Sedam taluk.