Dharwad: A 58-year-old woman was mauled to death after a pack of stray dogs attacked her. The incident was reported from Uppinbetageri village in Dharwad taluk on Tuesday morning.
The victim has been identified as Mehboobi Nadaf of Kotabagi village.
Police said that Mehboobi was mentally ill and was wandering around in the village when she was attacked.
Her body with dog bite marks and wounds was spotted by villagers near the KPTCL power grid in the village.
Garag police, who have registered a case, said whether she died of dog bite injury or was bitten by dogs after death will be known after postmortem.
On hearing about the news, villagers staged a flash protest demanding that authorities curb stray dog menace and shift all the dogs out of Uppinbetageri.