Hyderabad Shocker! Doctor Seriously Injured After Attack By A Pack Of Stray Dogs Inside Hospital

In a shocking incident, a duty doctor was mauled by a pack of stray dogs inside a hospital in Hyderabad.

The incident happened at the Government General and Chest Hospital in Erragadda on Tuesday night.

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The doctor, a first-year postgraduate student, who was on a night shift was walking toward the hospital building when the strays attacked her.

According to reports, there were around 10-11 strays in the pack that attacked her.

Saved by bystanders of a patient

The attack left her seriously injured, including a deep injury to the calf area.

She was rescued by the relatives of a patient who rushed to the spot after hearing her cries for help.

Doctors there said that this was the second such incident inside the campus in recent months.

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Doctors living in fear

They also claimed that due to the lack of security, doctors are scared to work there, especially at night.

"The main reason for this is lack of adequate security personnel at night. Even at the time of the incident, there was no security guard nearby to help her," Dr. Srikanth Sativada, president of Osmania Junior Doctor¡¯s Association said.

According to the hospital authorities, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) authorities have been taking away stray dogs twice a week, but due to multiple entry points of the vast campus, they continue to come back.

Stray dog attacks 4-year-old boy

The incident comes just days after a video had surfaced from Jalpally Municipality of Ranga Reddy district showing a stray dog attacking a 4-year-old boy.

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The rise in the stray dog population and attacks on humans by them have been a major concern across India.

Stray dog menace in Kerala

Kerala has been in the news for a recent spike in stray dog attacks on humans and subsequent rabies infections and deaths.

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Many have blamed the dumping of garbage, including food waste on the streets and the failure to implement sterilisation programmes for the rise in stray dog menace across cities.

Last week the Kerala government had commenced vaccination of stray dogs in districts where the instances of attacks were high.

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Besides that, the government was also working to set up more Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres by identifying locations for the same and holding interviews for recruiting doctors and other staff, including dog catchers, to be deployed at these places, state Animal Husbandry Minister K Chinchurani said.

As per a 2019 census, there were around 2.83 lakh stray dogs in the state.

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