Karnataka Shock: 4-Year-Old Girl Dies After Stray Dog Attack
A tragic case from Davangere, Karnataka, has shocked the state as a four-year-old girl who was battling rabies for months after a brutal stray dog attack has lost her life.
- Karnataka girl dies months after stray dog attack
- Family struggled with treatment as child battled rabies
- Bengaluru hospital confirmed rabies before tragic end
Bengaluru : A shocking incident from Davangere, Karnataka, has once again highlighted the rising menace of stray dog attacks. A four-year-old girl, Khadeera Banu, lost her life after battling rabies for nearly four months.
The child, daughter of Mohammed Shakir Ali and Ateeha Khanam, was attacked by stray dogs on April 27 while playing outside her home in Shastri Layout. She suffered serious injuries to her face and body, forcing her parents to rush her to a district hospital and later shift her to a private facility in Davangere.
Her condition briefly improved after treatment, but within weeks she began showing signs of illness again. Alarmed, her parents admitted her to Bengaluru’s Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, where doctors confirmed rabies infection. Despite intensive care in the ICU, the girl’s health continued to decline.
Medical experts from Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Bengaluru stated that the child showed unusual symptoms of rabies that did not match typical aggressive patterns. The hospital clarified that no charges were taken from the family during treatment, though expenses may have been incurred earlier at private hospitals.
Doctors explained that the child required emergency intubation in August when her condition worsened. Unfortunately, all efforts failed, and she passed away on Sunday, leaving her family and the community devastated.
This incident has raised fresh concerns in Karnataka over the growing number of stray dog attacks and the urgent need for effective rabies control measures across the state.
