Five people, including three children, injured in stray dog attack in Davanagere
Davanagere: MLA KS Basavanthappa on Wednesday instructed the authorities in B Hosahalli to take measures to control stray dog menace in Davanagere, following an incident of five people, including three children, being injured in a stray dog attack in the village.
The injured are identified as Suma (30), Rudramma (65), Shreya (7), Chandrika (2) and Madan (2).
Basavanthappa, who is the legislator from Mayakonda of Davanagere district, was visiting his constituency on Wednesday when he learned of the stray dog attack. He is learned to have directed officers to get the injured people to the Davanagere District Chigateri Hospital.
The MLA, who also arrived in Davanagere, called the officers concerned over phone and, informing them that stray dog menace had increased in his constituency and entire Davanagere district, told them to take necessary measures to deal with the problem.
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One person taken into custody after woman found dead in Himachal forest
Nahan (HP) (PTI): A suspect has been taken into custody after a woman's partially burnt body was found in a forest near a police battalion camp in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmour district, police said.
The body of the woman, who is stated to be in her late 30s, was spotted in the dense forest of the Karaunde Wali Ghati area near Dhaula Kuan by locals on Wednesday morning. The identity of the deceased has not yet been established.
The accused in the case was taken into custody at Bata Bridge in Paonta Sahib on Wednesday evening following scanning of the CCTV footage of the area coupled with inputs from Haryana Police, police said.
According to police, the accused is a resident of Barara town in Ambala district of Haryana. A case of kidnapping has already been registered against him in Ambala.
Sirmour District Superintendent of Police Nischint Singh Negi said one person has been taken into custody following contact with Haryana Police.
Postmortem examination of the woman is scheduled to be conducted on Thursday at the Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar Government Medical College at Nahan.
Police are currently investigating whether the woman was murdered in Barara itself, and if her body was subsequently dumped in the Paonta forest and set on fire.
