PONDA
In yet another incident of a child getting attacked by stray dogs in Curti in barely three days, a 5-year-old boy was attacked and injured by stray dogs in Haveli-Curti.
This is the fifth case of dog bite in less than a fortnight.
According to reports, the boy had come out of his house, when he was attacked by dogs. On hearing the child's screams, people came running and rescued the child from the dogs.
The boy sustained injuries all over his body and was admitted to the Sub-District Hospital in Ponda.
On Tuesday, a five-year-old girl was injured after being attacked by stray dogs in the Antruj Nagar Housing Board area of Curti.
Concerned residents have demanded action to control stray dogs in the village, especially after two young children have been attacked by stray dogs
Earlier on July 18, a pet dog allegedly bit a pedestrian on the main road near Aathi Resort, Bogmalo, while a Rottweiler attacked and bit a 60-year-old elderly citizen at Anawada in Candolim on July 24.
On July 26, a pitbull attacked a 9-year-old girl in Indiranagar, Chimbel, and the Old Goa police later arrested the dog owner.
