8-year-old mauled by street dog, bitten twice on head in Chandigarh

“It was hardly fifty feet from the residence. Suddenly, a dog came out of nowhere and viciously attacked Girik,” Lal told The Indian Express.

Girik, already vulnerable with a fractured right arm from an earlier fall, was unable to defend himself. “He couldn’t fight much due to his fractured arm. The dog pulled him down, and before I could react to his screams, it had already bitten him twice on the head and on his left arm,” Lal recounted.

Roshan immediately rushed to his son’s aid. “Had I not acted quickly, the situation could have been much worse. The dog ran off when it saw me approaching, but by then, my son’s head was bleeding profusely,” he added.

The child was rushed to a local hospital for treatment. “He sustained two wounds on his head—one measuring 7.5 cm and the other 3.5 cm. He was also bitten on his left arm,” said Roshan.

Initially, Girik, a student of Class 3 at the Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 47, was referred to the Sector 32 hospital, but according to Roshan, the hospital did not take the matter seriously. “We took him to the Sector 45 hospital instead, where he received proper treatment,” Roshan informed.

The family has since lodged a Daily Diary Report (DDR) and informed the Medical Officer of the Municipal Corporation’s health wing. Despite the severity of the attack, the street dog remains at large in the sector, causing concern among local residents.

Girik is currently recovering from his injuries.