India, March 23 -- At least 15 deer were killed after a pack of stray dogs attacked them inside an enclosure at an animal rescue centre in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district, officials said on Monday.

The incident took place at Sanjay Van Vatika in Ambikapur on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The forest department, which manages the facility, has suspended four officials, including a deputy ranger and three forest guards, for alleged negligence.

Divisional forest officer (DFO) , Surguja, Abhishek Jogawat, four to five stray dogs entered the park from the adjoining forest area and managed to breach the deer enclosure.

Fourteen deer, including spotted deer, barking deer and four-horned antelope, died in the attack on Saturday,...