Thiruvananthapuram: Woman mauled to death by dogs

“She was being attacked by over 100 stray dogs”.

The incident happened at sea front at Pulluvila beach barely 10 km from the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. There must be a toilet in every household.

A 65-year-old house wife was mauled to death by a group of stray dogs on the Pulluvila beach near Kanjiramkulam in this district of Kerala last night.

Earlier, dog lovers had locked horns with people who backed culling of stray dogs, a move seen as cruelty towards animals.

Pinarayi’s comments come even as the state is gearing up to be declared as the first “open defecation-free”, among the most populous states in the country with the completion of 1.90 lakh toilets in its 941 village panchayats by this November.

Her son was also attacked by the animals when he tried to save her mother.

Police said the woman C.Siluvamma had gone to the beach at Karumkulam coastal hamlet near Pulluvilai when a pack of dogs attacked her sometime around 930 pm on Friday.

“Hearing their cry for help, teachers came out and drove the dog away”. She was taken to hospital for treatment after sustaining leg and hand injuries, local media reports. The panel has stated that the frequent stray dog attack on children have created a risky situation.

The state is witnessing a rise in the number of stray dogs as officials are still trying to figure out how to solve the problem. She died on way to hospital.

Less than an hour after the incident, another 50-year-old woman was also attacked at another spot along the seafront. They have blamed city authorities for inaction against the stray menace.

The group has demanded a stray dogs free India in the wake of the incident.

An unnamed relative of Siluvamma said “We have lost all our patience as the authorities are hanging on to some obscure law which says dogs can not be eliminated”. A Kerala businessman Kochouseph Chittilappilly, who has been persistently protesting against the government’s perceived lack of action regarding stray dogs, is demanding that all risky dogs should be killed at the earliest.