100 people died after being bitten by stray dogs in Maharashtra in 4 years

Nearly 25 lakh people bitten by dogs

Mumbai – From January 2019 to 30th October 2023, 25 lakh people got bitten by stray dogs. Among them, 100 died. In the first 10 months of this year, 19 people died. The problem of stray dogs exists in cities and villages to a large extent. This news is published on the website of the Maharashtra Times. Although efforts are being made to sterilise dogs to prevent them from breeding, they are largely inadequate. According to the overall statistics, males are more likely to die from dog bites than females.

Statistics of dog bites since 2019

Year	Dogbites	Deaths
2019	6,29,858	10
2020	3,26,745	23
2021	4,47,674	19
2022	5,72,215	29
2023 (Till 24th October)	5,96,472	19
Total	24,72,964	100

Editorial perspective

Shame on the Government agencies who are unable to manage stray dogs even after 75 years of Independence