9-year-old mauled to death by stray dogs in Rajasthan village; Om Birla pays condolence visit

KOTA: (May 5) A nine-year-old girl was attacked and mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs after she left her home to defecate in the fields near a village in Rajasthan's Bundi district, officials said.

Hearing of the tragedy, Lok Sabha Speaker and Kota-Bundi parliamentarian Om Birla visited the aggrieved family at their village on Monday and paid condolence. He handed over compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the family, promising another Rs 1 lakh aid through public funding, and directed Bundi collector for further assistance from the administration.

He also directed authorities to ensure preventive measures against attack by stray dogs.