The woman was attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Manikonda municipality area of Hyderabad when she was out for a morning walk at around 6 AM on Saturday morning.
Hyderabad Dog Attack: A woman in Hyderabad had a narrow escape after she was besieged by a pack of stray dogs on the street while she was out for her daily morning walk on Saturday morning. The woman’s husband shared the chilling CCTV footage of the her harrowing ordeal on social media in a bid to raise awareness about the menace of street dogs which plagues the area.
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The incident took place at the Manikonda municipality when the woman was out for a morning walk at around 6 AM on Saturday morning.
In the CCTV footage, the woman is seen surrounded by a pack of street dogs who are barking and pouncing at her. However, she somehow manages to hold her nerve against the rabid canines and tries to drive the beasts away by throwing her slippers at them.
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The woman tries to run away but the relentless beasts run after her and at one point she stumbles and falls down on the road as the dogs try to maul her. Luckily, she manages to get to her feet and finally escapes the bone-chilling encounter which could very well have turned fatal for her if not for the steely resolve she displayed.
In the CCTV video shared on Saturday, the woman’s husband expressed relief that his wife was able to escape the attack by strays, but appealed citizens feed street dogs outside their residential premises so that they do not attack residents.
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A senior official of Manikonda municipality told news agency PTI that the body has a tie-up with animal welfare organisation Blue Cross, which caught a large number of dogs on Saturday and Sunday for vaccination and sterilisation, adding that the drive would continue.
