Third Child Death in 15 Days as Stray Dogs Kill Two-Year-Old in Rajasthan

Overview

• Police confirmed that a two-year-old girl named Gauri died after stray dogs attacked her in Jhalawar, where she had been sleeping with her father and sister under a roadside tent.
• Her father said the dogs dragged her about 50 meters before he drove them away and took her to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
• Deputy Superintendent of Police Harshraj Singh said the family declined a post-mortem, which limits forensic review of the case.
• Sub-Divisional Magistrate Abhishek Charan said the district collector told the municipal council to take preventive measures and asked for a factual report, and a compensation proposal was sent to the state government.
• This case is reported as the third child fatality from stray dog attacks in Rajasthan within about two weeks, following deaths in Bundi and Ajmer, though reports differ on how many dogs were involved in the Jhalawar attack.