Rabid dog attacks 15 people in Karnataka’s Ilkal town
Bagalkot (PTI): Fifteen people, five of them children, were hospitalised on Monday after a rabid dog bit several residents in this district, officials said.
Citing a preliminary inquiry, a senior health official said the dog "attacked" people across different parts of Ilkal, injuring 15, among them five children and four women.
All the victims were taken to a hospital here, where they were administered anti-rabies injections. Those with severe injuries were also given immunoglobulin, the official said.
Five of them were later referred to the district hospital for further treatment, he added.
Municipal authorities in Ilkal have been instructed to capture the dog involved in the incident, officials said.
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Kalaburagi: 24-year-old constable falls on road as his bike goes out of control, dies on spot
Afzalpur: A 24-year-old police constable Dhareppa died as the motorbike he was riding went out of control and toppled on the road while traveling near Gobbur B village on Saturday morning.
Dhareppa, learned to be a resident of Shirawala village, was reportedly traveling back home to the village from Kalaburagi when the accident occurred and the bike fell on the road.
The police constable, who was grievously injured in the accident, is said to have died on the spot.
Aland Deputy Superintendent of Police Thammaraya Patil, Circle Inspector Lakhan Masaguppi and Devalagangapura Sub-inspector Sangeetha Shinde visited the accident spot and inspected it.
A case has been registered and investigation is underway.
