New Delhi: A nine-year-old girl on her way to school was hospitalized after being bitten by a stray dog when the Municipal Corporation of Delhi was conducting a sterilization drive for street dogs in the Usmanpur area, police said on Friday.
On Thursday, Sheila Devi (56), a resident of New Usmanpur, was going to drop her granddaughter at her school near MCD Flats in the northeast part of the city, police said.
Some MCD officials were carrying out a sterilization drive for stray dogs near the school when one of the dogs suddenly came and bit the Class 4 student on her legs, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Joy Tirkey said.
New Usmanpur Police Station received a PCR call regarding the incident at around 8 a.m. on Thursday, he said.
The girl is undergoing treatment at a hospital, Turkey said, adding that legal action is being taken in this regard.
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