Stray Dog Attack Injures Two Students at Bengaluru’s Ambedkar School of Economics

Swift Summary

• Two students at Dr B R Ambedkar School of Economics, Bengaluru, were attacked by stray dogs on the Jnanabharathi campus near Kengeri and have been hospitalised.
• The victims, Sujanya G J from Haveri and Rega Nikshitha from Telangana, are pursuing an Integrated MSc in Economics.
• BBMP Special Commissioner Suralkar Vikas Kishor confirmed the incident and stated that the students are recovering. A veterinary report is awaited to provide further details.
• the attack was reportedly carried out by a pack of stray dogs.
• On Monday, the Supreme Court issued directions for authorities in Delhi NCR (including Noida, Gurugram, and Ghaziabad) to relocate stray dogs to shelters.

– The court highlighted that children should not be at risk of rabies or attacks by strays.
– Obstructions to this process would result in legal action against individuals or organisations.
– Justice pardiwala criticized releasing sterilised dogs back into localities.

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Indian Opinion Analysis

The stray dog issue poses significant challenges across urban India. This attack underscores concerns about public safety on educational campuses vulnerable to such incidents due to open environments frequently enough shared with strays.While Bengaluru’s civic bodies await a detailed veterinary report for appropriate follow-up measures concerning animal management within city limits, broader systemic reforms may be needed.

The Supreme Court’s stance reflects mounting exasperation over ineffective municipal solutions for managing roaming canines despite sterilisation efforts under animal Birth Control (ABC) programs. Highlighting risks like rabies among children could point policymakers towards scaling coordinated animal control initiatives nationally while balancing humanitarian considerations in treating strays ethically but pragmatically.