HYDERABAD: Over 20 children from different residential colonies in Quthbullapur were seen carrying placards of “Save us from street dogs” as they reached the Petbasheerabad police station along with their parents on Sunday.
Claiming that the stray dog menace has increased in the locality, the children and their parents complained that despite several instances of stray dog attacks and subsequent representations sent to the Kompally municipal commissioner, the authority concerned had not taken necessary action. They then lodged a complaint against the official at the Petbasheerabad police station.
“There are many dogs that follow us when we go to school. Once, I was also bitten by the dogs and had to be hospitalised and given an injection,” said one girl, requesting authorities to take action in this regard.
Another child said, “Our parents have already made several complaints to the municipal commissioner stressing the dangers of these dogs. A lot of dog bite cases have come up in the last few months.”
In the official complaint, one of the victims wrote, “As per our count, 75 people have been bitten by stray dogs in the last two-and-half years. Despite raising this concern to the Kompally Municipal Commissioner several times, the authority ignored it.”
The children also requested Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to find a solution to the growing concern about the stray dog menace in the vicinity.