A CCTV camera in northern India captured the horrifying moment a girl was attacked by a pack of stray dogs.

Seven-year-old Reshma from Aligarh in the state of Uttar Pradesh was walking to the grocer on Tuesday (April 19) when the pack of around 12 dogs suddenly attacked.

They knocked her to the ground and began to maul her when locals heard her screams for help and came running.

The men chased the dogs away and took Reshma to Malkhan Singh District Hospital.

She was treated for bites and scratches to her legs but sent home to her family.

Local politician Shahid Malik said that he had several times requested city authorities catch the strays which, he claimed, have been responsible for several other attacks, including those on children.

India has the largest number of stray dogs and the highest number of rabies cases in the world, according to a recent article in the Times of India.

Reshma, seven-year-old daughter of Mohammad Qasim, a resident of Jeevangarh in Aligarh in state of Uttar Pradesh was going to buy grocery on Tuesday. She was attacked by a pack of about 12 dogs without any provocation. They continued to attack even when she fell to the ground. They dragged her around as well. Luckily, a few men heard her shouts for help and ran to help her. They chased away the dogs and took her to Malkhan Singh District Hospital, where she received treatment for bites and scratches especially on her legs and was sent home to her family.

Local Councilor Shahid Malik of ward number 57 said that he has requested the city commissioner several times to catch the stray dogs, but there has been no response sp far. Earlier also these stray dogs had attacked children, according to him.