Stray dogs scratch a 6-year-old girl in Shujaabad

A 6-year-old girl was attacked and scratched badly by stray dogs near the Raital Wali bridge in Shujaabad, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.

According to rescue officials, a 6-year-old girl named Alia was playing outside the house when she was badly mauled by stray dogs.

Victim girl's neck was seriously affected due to the attack of stray dogs and she was shifted to civil hospital in critical condition, rescue officials said.

This is the second incident of dog bite in 6 days due to the large number of stray dogs across the tehsil. However, the local people strongly protested and demanded notice.

Earlier, six children were attacked and injured by a mad dog bite in the Khanpur area of Haripur yesterday.

According to rescue officials, all the children were shifted to the hospital for treatment while one of the injured child was shifted to the trauma centre in Haripur in critical condition.

Reporters: Masawar Ansari and Shahid Tabasam