Raichur: A fox that entered the Shriramanagar area on the outskirts of the city attacked and injured four people, including a young girl, on
Monday.
The fox, which came into the city from a forest area in search of food, bit and injured a girl, a woman, and two elderly men at Shriramanagar. The injured, Pooja, Akkanagamma, Ranganna, and Manjunath, are receiving treatment at the RIMS hospital.
After the residents of Shriramanagar informed the forest department, a team, led by RFO Rajesh Nayak, arrived at the scene. With the help of the locals, they set a trap and captured the fox.
Nayak said, “The citizens have expressed suspicion that the fox might be rabid. So we will keep it under the supervision of veterinarians for two days and release it in a safe place only after it has been treated.”