New Delhi, March 22 -- 15 deer were killed after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs inside an enclosure at an animal rescue centre in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district, officials said on Sunday.

In connection with the incident, which took place at Sanjay Van Vatika in Ambikapur on the night between Friday and Saturday, the forest department suspended four staff members, including a deputy ranger and three forest guards, over alleged negligence.

Sanjay Van Vatika is run by the forest department, and the facility, which functions much like a zoo, is also open to visitors.

A pack of four to five stray dogs entered the park from the adjoining forest and breached the deer enclosure, Surguja Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Abhishek Jogawat...