India, Aug. 19 -- A four-year-old girl from Davanagere who had been battling for life for nearly four months after a brutal stray dog attack succumbed to rabies in a Bengaluru hospital on Sunday.

The death of Khadeera Banu has once again brought Karnataka's growing stray dog menace into sharp focus, even as the Supreme Court's recent intervention in Delhi-NCR has reignited national debate over how to address the crisis.

According to a report by Times of India, Khadeera, a resident of Shastri Layout in Davanagere, was attacked on April 27 while playing outside her home. The dog bit her on the face and multiple parts of the body, leaving her critically injured.

With her condition worsening, doctors in Davanagere referred her to the Indir...