Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report that stray dogs are moving freely inside AHPGIC and biting patients, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notices to the Odisha Chief Secretary, Director of Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer, and Commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation over the increasing stray dog biting incidents inside the AHPGIC, Cuttack. The NHRC also said the reports should include the steps taken/proposed to be taken by them to deal with the stray dogs’ menace inside the AHPGIC and to ensure the safety of the patients and their attendants.