Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Boy Shot by Stray Dog Hunter's Bullet in Tamil Nadu
In Tamil Nadu, a young boy was accidentally shot while on his way to school.
A man hired someone to shoot stray dogs causing problems in the village.
However, one of the bullets missed the dogs and hit the boy instead.
The boy was taken to the hospital and is now doing better.
Both the shooter and the person who hired him have been arrested by the police.
An 11-year-old boy in Tamil Nadu was shot in the head by a bullet intended for a stray dog.
The incident occurred in Kokkaranthangal village near Madurantakam while the boy was walking to school.
A local villager, Venkatesan, hired a tribal youth, Sarathkumar, to kill aggressive stray dogs.
Sarathkumar used a country-made gun and missed his target, hitting the boy.
Both Sarathkumar and Venkatesan have been arrested and the boy is now in stable condition.
- Who
- Kuralarasan (11-year-old boy), Venkatesan (local villager), Sarathkumar (shooter).
- What
- An 11-year-old boy was shot in the head by a bullet meant for a stray dog.
- When
- Tuesday morning, June 25.
- Where
- Kokkaranthangal village, near Madurantakam, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- Sarathkumar was hired to shoot stray dogs, but accidentally shot the boy.
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Unauthorised culling of stray dogs.
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- Victim
- Kuralarasan, 11-year-old boy
- Location
- Kokkaranthangal village, Tamil Nadu
- Target of Shooter
- Stray Dogs
- Type of Gun
- Country-made gun
- Arrests
- Sarathkumar and Venkatesan
- Current Condition
- Stable