Stray pig bites 4-year-old boy's genitals

Dharwad: While the HDMC continues waver on its decision to cull stray pigs in the twin cities, yet another hapless child in Dharwad has become a victim of pig bite. Four-year-old Jagan Anigol suffered injuries on Friday morning when a pig attacked him and bit his genitals when he was responding to nature's call.

The boy was initially taken to the district civil hospital where doctors after providing first aid sent him to KIMS hospital in Hubli. Jagan was attending nature's call in front of his house in Medar galli of Haveripet in ward no. 6 of Dharwad when he was attacked by the pig. It is common to see children urinating by the roadside in the absence of adequate toilet facilities in the old Dharwad area. The incident occurred around 7.30pm. When the boy raised an alarm his parents - who work as masons - took him to the hospital.

Kapil Shirahatti, Jagan's relative alleged that the doctors at KIMS attended to the boy two hours after reaching the hospital. They have operated on him and the boy is said to be out of danger. The menace of pigs and stray dogs has been haunting the citizens of Hubli and Dharwad for several years now. Last week a six-year-old boy in Hubli was injured in a pig attack. The decision of HDMC to eliminate pigs by shooting them down has remained on paper. The pig owners have been told to move pigs off the city limits, but there is no effective enforcement of this directive.