A Delhi woman has sought Rs 20 lakh in compensation from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) after she was brutally attacked by a pack of stray dogs earlier this year.

In her petition to the Delhi High Court, Priyanka Rai said she was attacked while riding pillion on a motorcycle near Khirki Village Road in Malviya Nagar in March.

She claimed severe physical and emotional trauma due to the incident and based her compensation demand on a formula set by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2023, which defined compensation based on wound size and the number of teeth marks.

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Rai sought Rs 12 lakh for a total wound area of 12 cm, calculated at Rs 20,000 per 0.2 cm, and Rs 4.2 lakh for 42 tooth

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