Overview

• On July 12, CCTV footage from Srinagar Extension in Indore showed four stray dogs knocking down and biting a college student on her way to an exam, inflicting deep leg wounds.
• A passerby used stones to drive away the pack before bystanders rushed the injured student to Hukumchand Government Hospital, where she is now recovering.
• The viral video has drawn national attention to the city’s stray dog menace and triggered online debates over animal birth control versus more stringent measures.
• Locals blame irregular waste collection and nightly dumping of non-veg food leftovers for sustaining the aggressive dog population in Sonia Gandhi Nagar and surrounding areas.
• Community leaders and social media users are demanding that the Indore Municipal Corporation enforce regular sterilisation drives and improve waste management to prevent future attacks.