BENGALURU: An elderly woman died after she was attacked by a pack of 8-10 stray dogs while on a walk at the Indian Air Force (IAF) campus at M S Palya, Jalahalli, on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Rajdulari Sinha (76), a retired teacher.
According to the deceased woman’s daughter, the dogs suddenly pounced on Rajdulari and had chewed on her head, face, arms, neck an legs. Rajdulari was shifted to a hospital, but did not survive the grievous injuries.
Rajdulari hailed from Bihar and was visiting her daughter and son-in-law who is in the IAF. The daughter said, “My mother would go on morning walks every day, but today, about 8-10 dogs attacked her. The dogs targeted only my mother”.
Following the incident, volunteers of an NGO arrived on the campus and were engaged in catching the stray dogs.