A German Shepherd attacked a six-year-old girl while she was riding her bicycle at the Ajnara Integrity Housing Society in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
In a CCTV footage of the incident, the dog bit the girl, Vanya Chauhan, sitting on her cycle, while the owner struggled to control the animal despite being restrained by a leash.
As the dog attacked the girl, her mother, standing a few feet away with the other child, ran to rescue her and prevented the dog from further harming her.
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In the video, the girl’s mother is seen seeking assistance from a security guard, who was then seen speaking to the dog’s owner. Subsequently, she picked up her son, who was walking with her, carried her daughter away, and left the area.
The girl has sustained injuries to her hands and waist due to the dog’s bites and scratches with its claws.
The girl’s mother has filed a complaint against the dog’s owner under Section 289 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), accusing her of being negligent when her dog bit her daughter. The complaint also stated that the dog was not wearing a muzzle as well, NDTV reported.
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Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ravi Kumar, as per India Today, said a case had been registered based on the complaint of the girl’s mother and an investigation had been initiated.