BHOPAL: A minor girl was injured after a pack of stray dogs attacked her in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
The girl, about three to four years’ old, was later rescued by a man and admitted to a hospital, they said.
Horrific! Stray dogs mauled a 4 year old girl in Bhopal a passerby threw stones at the dogs and chased them away. The child has been hospitalized with severe injuries. pic.twitter.com/X4EyruZxra
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The incident, which took place on Saturday evening in Bhopal’s Bag Sewania locality, was captured on a CCTV and the footage went viral on social media platforms.
In the clip, five dogs were seen charging at the girl while she was running away in panic after being chased. The canines were seen pulling her down on the road and biting her.
A man then came to her rescue and chased away the dogs by hurling stones at them. The girl received wounds on her head and face.
She has been admitted to the government-run Hamidia Hospital, police inspector Sanjeev Chouksey said, adding that they came to know about the incident through social media.
