In A housing society in Kharar, Punjab, a stray dog bit as many as 11 people, including 3 children, on Friday, July 26. The incident took place in the slum area near Rose Villa Housing Society in Kharar, SAS Nagar district.
Those injured in the attack by the stray dog are Bunty (24), Riya Chauhan (19), Rahul Kumar (10), Siddharth Sharma (38), Meera Devi (33), Sushmita (6), Parkash Singh (60), Bahadur Singh (50), Sachin (5), Maneesha (13), and Mohan Kumar (22). All the injured are reportedly residents of the Rose Villa society.
In the stray dog attack, five-year-old Sachin sustained serious injuries on his eyes, face and head. He has been referred to Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector-32, Chandigarh. The dog also bit Sachin’s 13-year-old sister Maneesha on both her legs. Father of the children, Ved Prakash, said, “I was working in the society while my children were playing when the stray dog attacked them. After a lot of effort, we managed to get Sachin out of its jaws.”
Locals in the area said that the children were playing in the slums near the housing society when the stray dog suddenly attacked them and started biting them. Panicked children ran for safety even as women nearby rushed to their help. Security Guards at the Rose Villa society heard the shrieks of women and children and rushed to help them.
However, the dog bit the women and the security guards as well who had rushed to help the children. The dog has still not been caught as per the reports.
