Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Aug 20: Twelve people, including four school children and women, were injured when a stray mad-dog attacked them in Mendhar area of Poonch district today.
Official sources said that incident took place in Mendhar town of the border district between 8 am and 8.30 am on Tuesday. Among the injured were also a few migrant labourers, they said.
A total of 12 dog bite cases were reported, with three people sustaining serious injuries, a doctor at the Sub District Hospital, Mendhar said.
All the injured have received anti-rabies vaccines and the three with severe bites have been admitted to the hospital for observation, the doctor said.
The dog was killed by local residents when it attempted to enter a school after the incident, the official said.
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