New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- A two-year-old girl was allegedly mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in the Dhobhi Ghat area of New Delhi's Tughlaq Lane, police said on Sunday.

The alleged incident occurred around 6 pm on Saturday. The child was sitting outside her home when four to five dogs attacked her, dragged her for several metres and mauled her to death, they said.The body was handed over to the girl's family after an autopsy and an investigation has begun, they added.

A senior New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) official said "It is a very sad and unfortunate incident. A team of veterinarians visited the spot and it was found that the dogs in the area are vaccinated and sterilised. The police inquiry will make things clearer."

The girl...