Hyderabad: Telangana Human Rights Commission has taken suo-motu cognisance of media reports about the death of two persons in the attacks by stray dogs in two separate incidents in the state and sought reports from the district Collectors.
The State Human Rights Commission, headed by Justice Shameem Akther, took suo motu cognisance of reports published in newspapers on Tuesday.
According to the Commission, the reports highlight the death of a three-year-old girl, Divya Behra, in Peddapalli district and a 36-year-old man, Ryakam Nagaraju, in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district.
Observing that the incidents, if true, prima facie disclose a violation of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution and indicate possible negligence on the part of local authorities, the Commission has expressed serious concern over public safety and the vulnerability of migrant labourers.
The Commission has called for detailed reports from the district Collectors of Peddapalli and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri on the facts and action taken. It posted the matter for hearing on May 2.
In a horrific incident, a three-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Peddapalli district on Monday.
The stray dogs pounced on the child while she was playing outside her house in Katnapalli village, Sultanabad mandal.
The canines grabbed the girl by the neck and dragged her into the nearby fields. She succumbed to the grievous injuries before some people could chase away the dogs.
The child was identified as Divya Behra. Her parents are migrant labourers from Odisha, employed in a brick kiln in the area.
The incident triggered outrage with citizens demanding immediate measures by the municipal authorities to control the stray dog menace.
In another incident, Ryakam Nagaraju, 36, died after a dog attack near Aleru in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district.
According to police, Nagaraju, an electrical substation operator working in Mulugu, suffered severe vomiting after a stray dog charged at him while he had stopped at a petrol bunk on his way to work. He was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead while being shifted.
(IANS)
