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A 70-year-old pistillate is undergoing attraction astatine a backstage infirmary successful Vadapalani aft being bitten by stray dogs adjacent her location successful Saidapet connected Thursday (October 23, 2025) evening. She besides suffered injuries portion trying to flight the dogs.
A elder authoritative of the metropolis constabulary said Bala Soundarya, a nonmigratory of Rangarajapuram, was returning location via Sri Nagar Colony of Saidapet erstwhile she was chased by a battalion of 4 oregon 5 stray dogs. While trying to flight them, she fell and suffered a hep fracture, and was besides bitten by the dogs. Locals successful the country rescued the pistillate and rushed her to a backstage infirmary successful Vadapalani.
The Kotturpuram constabulary person registered a lawsuit and person begun an investigation.
Officials of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) successful Adyar Zone (XIII) said they had not received immoderate ailment oregon connection from the constabulary oregon the nationalist regarding the stray canine wound incident. “On average, we person astir 20 complaints a time from residents crossed the zone, but veterinary officials are capable to be to lone astir 12 to 15 of them. The remaining complaints are carried implicit to the adjacent day. The veterinary authoritative volition cheque complaints regarding assertive dogs successful the country wherever the incidental allegedly took place,” an authoritative said.
Since September, 5 canine catchers and 1 dog-catching conveyance person captured 130 dogs for Animal Birth Control (ABC) attraction and wide wellness checks, the authoritative said. “The recently deployed vehicles were meant lone for releasing dogs that had undergone ABC country and could not beryllium utilized for catching,” the authoritative added. The authorities said the dogs progressive successful the biting incidental would beryllium identified and captured for observation.
