The victim had gone to fetch fodder for her goats last evening when a dozen stray dogs attacked her near her home. (Representational image)
Highlights
- 10-year-old girl was attacked by a dozen stray dogs near her home
- She had gone to fetch fodder for her goats last evening
- The incident occurred in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district
In a tragic incident, a 10-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said today.
Puja, daughter of Dinesh Vaskale of Adalpur village, had gone to fetch fodder for her goats last evening when a dozen stray dogs attacked her near her home under Gogaon police station area, district Additional Superintendent of Police Antar Singh Kanesh said.
By the time the onlookers rushed to save the girl, the dogs had bitten her to death, he said.
After post-mortem, the body was handed over to her family members, Mr Kanesh added.