The dogs bit her severely before other residents of the area rushed and drove them away, he said.



Riya was taken to a local government hospital where she was declared dead.

Horilal Sahu, her father, who works as a labourer, had come to Raipur with his wife and two children from Sarsinwa village in Balodabazar district a few months ago in search of work.

The couple were away for some work while Riya and her five-year-old brother were at home, police said.

Enraged local residents accused the municipal corporation of failing to control the stray dog menace in the area.