70-Year-Old Homeless Woman Mauled To Death By Stray Dogs While Walking On Road

In a tragic incident, a 70-year-old destitute woman in India was attacked and killed by a pack of stray dogs.

According to local media, the dogs were chasing another passerby before they pounced on the elderly woman in the southern state of Karnataka.

The police said the woman was homeless and used to sleep on the streets of the city of Bengaluru. The attack took place Friday around midnight.

The police have filed a case against BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) – the administrative body responsible for civic amenities in the city. They blamed the body for not taking adequate steps during the lockdown to keep the stray dog population in check, Orissa Post reported. The city is under lockdown until May 24 amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.

The police said the woman was walking alone and not carrying anything in her hands. A CCTV footage showed the dogs chasing one man, but a resident managed to rescue him. However, the woman was not saved.

The body of the woman was found with severe injuries. According to the New Indian Express, locals initially suspected the woman was murdered but later found out it was an attack by the dogs.

There have been several incidents in the past where local authorities have failed to tackle the problem of stray dogs.

In January, a 13-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs while she was returning from her family's field. The incident took place in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The girl had gone out to the family's agriculture field when the dogs attacked her. Locals saw the attack could not do anything to save her from the ferocious dogs. The victim, identified as Neha Maurya, suffered serious injuries and died at the scene. Her body was sent for an autopsy to get further details.

In another incident in August last year, an 11-year-old boy died after he was attacked by stray dogs in Karnataka. The child was on his way home from school when the dogs charged at him and bit him. The attack damaged the child's esophagus.