The incident occurred on Tuesday morning in Anmol Nagar when the boy had stepped out onto the road near his home, a police officer said.

news News Thursday, April 13, 2023 - 15:44
Written by  IANS

A three-year-old child was attacked by a pack of at least six street dogs on a road in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, a police official said on Thursday, April 13. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning in Anmol Nagar when the boy, identified as Duggu Dubey, had stepped out onto the road near his home, said Senior Police Inspector Suhas Chaudhary of Wathod Police Station. Suddenly, the street canines pounced and attacked him from all sides, pulling, gnawing, and biting him as he fell down and screamed for help.

Duggu's mother heard the screams and rushed to his help, hit some stones to scare away the dogs, picked up her bleeding son and rushed home. The boy suffered deep bite marks and gashes on his neck, back, arms and legs, said Chaudhary who visited the family on Thursday. “They immediately rushed him to a hospital where he was administered the anti-rabies injection and other treatment. The child came home on Wednesday,” Chaudhary told IANS. He said that the boy is now stable, recovering, playing, and cheerful after the nightmarish ordeal that has stunned the people of the city.

The incident came to public domain only after two days, when CCTV footage surfaced on social media. The agencies concerned are keeping a lookout for aggressive street dogs in the vicinity.