'Stray dogs have become too territorial and a menace for pedestrians': Delhi HC
PTC News Desk: The Delhi High Court stated that stray dogs are becoming a menace and sought the views of relevant authorities on a petition heard on Monday. The petition, filed by the father of a one-and-a-half-year-old girl who was allegedly mauled to death by a pack of dogs last month, sought Rs 50 lakh in compensation.
Justice Subramonium Prasad also served a notice to the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), the city government, and the police, asking for a status report on the steps taken to ensure that such incidents do not occur again.
Four to five dogs attacked the toddler when she was sitting outside her home in the Dhobi Ghat area of Tughlaq Lane. The canines dragged her for several metres and mauled her to death.
"The problem is people are coming in the vans and feeding the dogs. Because of that dogs have become too territorial and they attack anybody. They are becoming a menace for the pedestrians," the High Court stated, adding "Feeding strays may be good but you are taking away their capacity to go and find their own food. They have nothing else to do."
The petitioner's counsel stated that in this case, dogs were being fed in a children's park, compromising children's safety.
The court ordered that CCTV footage from the relevant time be preserved.
The petitioner's counsel also requested that the authorities take immediate action to relocate the dogs.
Rahul Kanaujiya claimed in his plea that his daughter was brutally attacked, dragged to a secluded location, and mauled by a pack of violent dogs on February 24 as a result of the NDMC's negligence and administrative lapses.
The matter will be heard again on March 13.
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