Ludhiana, March 25 -- A 10-year-old boy on Monday was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs at Mohi village in Ludhiana district while he was playing, police said.

They said the victim, Sanjeev Kumar, was near the fields owned by one Sarabjit Singh when he was attacked.

The child was bitten multiple times, particularly on the neck, and succumbed en route to Pandori Hospital in Mullanpur.

The boy had already lost his father, and he was living with his grandparents. The deceased's grandfather Shankar Shah said they hail from Bihar. Shah said he and his wife were working in the fields when the stray dogs attacked the minor.

After the incident, Jagraon additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Kulpreet Singh, Dakha deputy superintendent of p...