Srinagar: An eight-year-old boy was mauled by a stray dog and injured his lungs in the Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
An official said that a stray dog in Awantipora area attacked a minor boy and injured him near his house on Tuesday.
He has been identified as Harris Khursheed Mir (08) son of Khursheed Ahmad and a resident of Awantipora area in Pulwama district.
Harris was shifted to nearby hospital for treatment from where he was referred to SMHS (Shri Maharaja Singh Hospital) Srinagar for advanced treatment, he said.
Meanwhile, a doctor from Surgery Unit Head at SMHS Srinagar said that Harris was badly mauled by dogs leaving his different organs damaged.
"His lungs were deeply bitten including other vital organs. However, he is undergoing treatment and currently his condition is stable, he said.
(KNO)
