Two college students were attacked by stray dogs on Tuesday inside the Jnanabharathi campus near Kengeri and have been hospitalised, a city civic official said.
The victims, identified as Sujanya G J from Haveri and Rega Nikshitha from Telangana, are both pursuing an Integrated MSc in Economics at Dr B R Ambedkar School of Economics, located within the campus.
Suralkar Vikas Kishor, Special Commissioner, Health and Sanitation Department, BBMP confirmed that the students were admitted in a nearby private hospital with dog bite injuries.
“They are fine now. But I am not very sure of the exact details of the case. We are awaiting a detailed veterinary report,” said Kishor.
He said it was suspected that a pack of dogs attacked the students.
What did SC say?
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the authorities in the National Capital Territory of Delhi to immediately start picking up stray dogs from all localities and shift them to dog shelters.
The directions also extend to Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad. The top court said the authorities can create a dedicated force to pick up the strays. The court warned that if any individual or organisation obstructed the authorities from picking up stray dogs, then they would face legal consequences.
A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan issued the directions in the suo motu case taken by it over a news report regarding stray dogs attacking children.
“Infants and young children, not at any cost, should fall prey to rabies. The action should inspire confidence that they can move freely without fear of being bitten by stray dogs. No sentiments should be involved,” the bench observed in its order.
Speaking for the bench, Justice Pardiwala questioned the logic of releasing a sterilised dog back to the same locality from which it was picked up. He said society should be free from stray dogs.