A CCTV footage of the incident, now widely shared on social media, captures the horrifying moment the dogs attacking the child. Responding to the boy's cries for help, residents use stones to beat and chase the dogs away.
The protest began after Food Safety authorities found rotten vegetables, expired food items and unhygienic premises in the kitchen and dining rooms during an inspection on Monday.
The death of a six-year-old boy in an attack by a pack of street dogs at Isnapur on Friday has exposed how serious the issue was, even as five stray dog attacks were reported under Patancheru mandal on Friday alone.
The Class 7 student insisted on seeing her parents soon after joining the hostel. When the teachers did not allow her, she allegedly consumed an ointment used to treat skin allergies.
The demand comes in the wake of a large number of fish being found dead in the lake on Wednesday, leaving about 100 fishermen's families in shock. Local fishermen had claimed on Wednesday that nearly 10 tonnes of fish died.
Though there were 80 Ramsar wetland sites in India, none of them were from Telangana. Manjeera would be the first Ramsar site in the State if it got the recognition this year.