Woman attacked by stray dogs in Hyderabad

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 23 (ANI): A woman sustained injuries after being attacked by a pack of 15 stray dogs while on a morning walk in Hyderabad.

The incident which was recorded on CCTV occurred on June 21.

Narrating her ordeal, the victim Rajeshwari told ANI, “On that day, while I was walking, there were two dogs on the road. I walked away from them. But one of the dogs started barking at me and soon the pack attacked me. I tried to scare them away as they surrounded me. I got up after falling many times”.

“The dogs ran away after a man driving a car and another man riding a scooter turned up there. At that moment, the watchman also rushed in and scared them away. Around 15 dogs attacked me. Many people are being attacked by stray dogs but no one is responding. When we restrict the dogs from entering the premises, some people file cases on us,” Rajeshwari added.

The victim’s husband, Badri complained that many tenants feed strays inside the premises of their rented accommodation.

“I live at MIG flats, Chitrapuri colony, Manikonda. My wife goes for a morning walk every day at 6 am. On the morning of June 21, as she was walking, all the dogs attacked her. She tried to scare away the dogs but fell after some time,” he said, adding, “She was only saved by God’s grace. As this happened in the early morning, there was no one around,” Badri said.

“There are many tenants who feed these dogs inside their premises. Earlier, when we tried to raise the issue, arguments broke out,” he said.

“There are around 40 dogs here. We do not have any objection to pet dogs as I myself own 2. But the 15-20 dogs that attacked my wife were street dogs,” Badri added.