Society Residents Protest After 7-Year-Old Toddler Mauled To Death By Stray Dog

A 7-year-old toddler was mauled by a stray dog in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida housing society. The infant’s parents worked as labourers and were engaged in construction work at Lotus Boulevard Society of Sector 100 when the incident took place. Residents of the society fear for their children’s safety.

The residents of the society protested against the Noida authority and the Apartment Owner’s Association (AOA) against the stray dogs living in the housing society. Residents demanded that the stray dogs be removed from the residential society for safety reasons.

Toddler Mauled By Stray Dog

The Lotus Boulevard Society blocked the main road outside The Starlink mall in protest against Noida Authority.

Reportedly, the toddler was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and had to go through surgery at Noida’s Yatharth Hospital. The surgery was unsuccessful and the toddler passed away this morning in the hospital.

A resident claimed that the toddler’s attack did not mark the first incident of a stray dog attacking someone in the residential society. The resident said, “It happens every 3-4 months.”

The resident added that residents complained about stray dogs attacking people in the society to the Noida authority and the AOA. However, neither the Noida authority nor the AOA took any action.

Following the incident, the AOA Secretary of Lotus Boulevard Society issued a statement, The statement read, “AOA President has spoken to the Noida authority and the entire government machinery is aligned to sort this menace”.

Journalist Milan Sharma shared videos of the residents of the society. She wrote, “The 7 month old child who was mauled by the dog in Lotus Boulevard Society has died in the hospital.”

Sharma added that the toddler’s intestines were pulled out in the attack and that the child’s surgery was unsuccessful.

News anchor Aditi Anarayanan tweeted that dog catchers had arrived at the society but were shooed away by residents.

Noida Sector 39 police station is investigating the matter.

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