A 10-year-old girl in Bagalkot dies after a stray dog attack

The girl died from severe injuries after a stray dog attack, despite advanced medical treatment.

A startling incident has made the headlines, where a girl, aged 10, died after suffering severe injuries from a stray dog attack in the Bagalkot district last week. She succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday, while undergoing treatment at the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubballi, said officials.

A 10-year-old girl dies after a stray dog attack in Bagalkot.

The 10-year-old child died due to severe facial injuries despite being given advanced treatment, said R Vasanna, Bagalkot city municipal corporation commissioner. Doctors who attended her, requesting anonymity, said that she was provided the best possible medicines and medical care, but could not be saved as she had sustained serious wounds to her face, especially the mouth and eyes, which made her unresponsive to treatment. The victim is identified as Alaina Lokapur. She was attacked by a stray dog in Sector No. 15 of Navanagar, Bagalkot. She was initially admitted to the Bagalkot District Hospital and later shifted to KIMS, Hubballi, for advanced treatment, officials said. Despite sustained efforts by the doctors, she passed away.

Compensation of ₹5 lakh to the family of the deceased.

Commissioner Vasanna said the family of the deceased girl would be compensated with ₹5 lakh, expressing grief over the loss. He assured that efforts would be made to ensure no such incident is repeated, so that parents do not lose their children due to the negligence of civic authorities. Vasanna said, “We lost the child despite providing good and advanced treatment at the Hubballi hospital. Unfortunately, we could not save her.” He also revealed that the local elected body had taken essential steps to control and eradicate the stray dog menace, which had been further intensified following the Supreme Court’s intervention.

He said rehabilitation centres had been established in parts of the district, where nearly 1,000 stray dogs have been sterilised and relocated as per court orders.