A day after an 18-month-old boy was mauled to death by stray dogs at a park in Sector 18, his parents refused to allow doctors perform the postmortem till a case is registered against the municipal officers tasked with curbing canine population. They also met the deputy commissioner with the same demand.
Meanwhile, the municipal corporation (MC) has decided to give a compensation of ₹3 lakh to the family, even as the parents claimed neither the mayor nor any other municipal officer had visited them after the incident.
Aayush was playing in a park with his elder siblings when a pack of four dogs attacked and mauled him on Monday noon. The mother, Mamta, who works as a domestic help, had left the kids there while she had gone to work in nearby houses. The family lives in Maloya.
The child’s body is kept at the mortuary in the Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16.
{{/usCountry}}The child’s body is kept at the mortuary in the Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16.
{{/usCountry}}“The Sector-19 police station in-charge is compelling us for postmortem, but I have refused,” alleged Mamta. “I first want a case registered against the civic body officers concerned.”
However, station house officer (SHO) Davinder Singh claimed he has received no complaint.
Parents meet DC
Earlier, in a written representation to deputy commissioner Ajit Balaji Joshi, Mamta and her husband, Mundar, sought strict action against the officers and also demanded compensation from the UT administration.
Joshi told them that for any legal action, they need to get an FIR registered.
He also assured a compensation of ₹1 lakh from the deputy commissioner relief fund, said Avinash Sharma, an activist who accompanied the parents.
MC offers ₹3 lakh
Meanwhile, MC commissioner KK Yadav said ₹3-lakh compensation has been approved for the family and the file has been sent to UT administrator VP Singh Badnore for final nod, which is expected by Tuesday.
The MC has no policy in this regard.
Mayor Davesh Moudgil said in the next House meeting, he will table a draft policy for a compensation of ₹3 lakh in case of such incidents. “We have to depend on the UT administration for the approval,” he said.
In 2015, too, the MC had given ₹3 lakh to the family of a five-year-old Manimajra girl who died after being bitten by a rabid dog.