Shimla Jan 20 (IANS) A five-year-old boy has died after being mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in a Himachal Pradesh village police said on Saturday.
The boy named Vicky the son of a migrant labourer from Uttar Pradesh was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
According to police the boy was attacked by the dogs in Amarkot village in Paonta Sahib sub division in Sirmaur district.
It s unclear what made the dog attack the boy.
The local administration has granted an ex-gratia of Rs 20 000 to the bereaved family.
--IANS
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