6 children killed in dog attacks in 5 days in UP's Sitapur district

A 10-year-boy was mauled to death while another was injured by feral dogs yesterday in two separate incidents which are the latest in a series of attacks that have claimed lives of six kids in five days and left this district terrorised, officials said today.

Such is the fear these attacks have generated here that school attendance has dipped, police are doing extra patrolling, while men go to their orchards and fields armed with rods and axes.

Yesterday,
Veterinary doctor Anoop Gautam said, "Due to paucity of food, the dogs tend to become more aggressive. Secondly, the nomadic people generally rear dogs to hunt animals. Now, there has been a shortage of food for the dogs and there are strong chances that the nomadic people may have set free their dogs."