Hyderabad, July 10 -- The growing stray dog menace in Hyderabad turned deadly when a pack of aggressive strays attacked and killed an eight-year-old boy on Tuesday night.

The tragic incident took place in Neredmet.

Fatal attack in Keshavnagar

The boy, Jadhav Prasad, was playing near his Keshavnagar home when stray dogs mauled him.

The boy suffered severe injuries in the attack. Though, his parents immediately rushed him to Gandhi Hospital, doctors declared him dead during treatment.

Family members revealed that it wasn't an isolated incident. "These stray dogs in Hyderabad have been terrorizing our colony for months," a relative said.

Neredmet police have registered a case and begun probing the case.

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