Stray dogs bite two people in Bhopal's UB City colony, both in hospital

Stray dogs attacked two people in UB City colony on Kolar Road in Bhopal on Wednesday afternoon. One of them is a 70-year-old woman. Both were seriously injured and were immediately admitted to hospital.

The two incidents were separate but took place in the same colony on the same day. Videos of both have surfaced. CCTV footage shows dogs biting a young man.

Abhay Parihar, 40, a businessman, was injured in the attack. The other victim is a 70-year-old woman, Thomas. The woman was admitted to Kolar Hospital, while Parihar is being treated at Apollo Hospital. Both have deep wounds on their legs.

Alok Raghuvanshi, a resident of the colony, said UB City colony is caught between the gram panchayat and the municipal corporation. When residents contact the municipal corporation to get the dogs caught, it refuses to come. When they complain to the panchayat, it too refuses to take responsibility.

According to residents, the concerned departments have been petitioned several times over the problem, but no concrete action has been taken so far.

Residents have now warned that if such an incident happens again, both the municipal corporation and the panchayat will be responsible. They have demanded that the administration take immediate steps to catch the stray dogs and find a permanent solution to the problem.

Residents say they will launch an agitation if it happens again.