Srinagar, Feb. 7 -- In the past two years in Jammu and Kashmir, over 2,06,460 people were bitten by dogs, mostly strays, health minister Sakina Itoo informed the J&K assembly.

The numbers reveal that more than 8,600 people were bitten by dogs on an average every month in the union territory at a rate of around 282 incidents every day from January 2024 to December 2025.

In a written response to National Conference legislator Mubarak Gul, Itoo informed that 2,06,460 dog bite cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir with Jammu division recording 1,26,844 or 61 % of the cases and Kashmir valley reporting 79,616 cases during the two-year period.

The people of J&K's twin cities - Jammu and Srinagar - have faced the maximum brunt accounting f...