Summary:
The incident took place when the boy Mohammad Jat Siddi was playing in the street outside this house at around 1 pm.
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In a shocking incident, a three-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Nabipur village, about 20km from Bharuch town, on Saturday afternoon.
An incident took place when the boy Mohammad Jat Siddi was playing in the street outside this house at around 1 pm.
Suddenly, about four stray dogs attacked Siddi and dragged him for 50-odd meters while biting him constantly.
The boy suffered severe injuries on his body and died before he could be taken to hospital.
Siddi was the only child of his parents, said police.
A social worker from the village, Iqbal Kuduji, said that last year he had given an application to the village body raising concern over about increasing incidents attacks by stray dogs on villagers.
“The issue was also taken up and discussed in the Gram Sabha meeting.
But despite assurance in the presence of all senior officials, no action was taken,” he added.
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