5-Year-Old Girl Attacked By Stray Dogs In Baramulla.

A five year old girl was attacked by stray dogs in the Gund Ibrahim area of Pattan, Baramulla, leaving her critically injured.

The injured minor girl has been identified as Ayman Zehra.

She was immediately shifted to the Trauma Hospital Pattan wherefrom she was referred to a Srinagar hospital for advanced treatment.

Soon after the incident, massive protests broke out in the area.

“The stray dog attacks have become a routine here. Elderly people and kids are the vulnerable lot of such incidents,” said Muhammad Shaban, a local while protesting against the authorities.

A relative of the injured girl said that she was about to reach her school when the stray dogs attacked her.

“She was going to attend the school for the first time. The joy of her attending the school has turned into sadness for the family due to this incident,” said a relative of the injured girl.

The incident is third of its kind in the area.

Earlier, a 10-year-old boy was mauled to death after a pack of dogs attacked him in February this year.

In another similar incident, a three-year-old boy was also injured.

The locals here alleged that the members of a nearby municipal council were bringing stray dogs from other areas in trucks and setting them free in this area as a result of which dog population in the area had increased manifold and become a major issue for the locals.

Though the authorities in the past assured the agitating people that if anyone was found bringing dogs in trucks and setting them free in this area, stern action would be taken against them and their vehicles would be seized.