Saharanpur (UP), April 8 (PTI): A two-year-old infant was mauled to death by a stray dog in a village here, police said on Friday.
Superintendent of police (Rural) Atul Sharma said, "A two-year-old daughter of a labourer was killed after being attacked by a stray dog. The incident was reported in Jhadwan village under Titron police station limits."
According to the officer, the baby was sleeping with her mother in a hut when some stray dog pulled her out Thursday night.
"The family members later found the remains of the child at a distance from the home and identified the body with clothes," said the officer.
Locals said that agitated villagers attacked a dog who they suspected of mauling the infant.
This is the second such incident in the district this week.
On Sunday, another five-year-old girl was killed after being attacked by dogs in the Chilkana area of the district.
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Source: PTI
