Stray dog bites 29 people in less than two hours on busy Chennai street, beaten to death

The victims have been given anti-rabies vaccine even as the authorities wait for the post-mortem report of the stray dog.

Greater Chennai Corporation officials said the dog was sent to the Madras Veterinary College for post-mortem. (Source: Wikimedia Commons/ Muthamizhvet)

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A stray dog was beaten to death after it bit at least 29 people in under two hours on a busy street in Chennai Tuesday evening. The local people suspected the dog might have been rabid.

The victims, including several older people and five children, received treatment at Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital in Chennai after sustaining severe injuries due to the dog bites at GA road, Washermanpet. Greater Chennai Corporation officials said the dog was sent to the Madras Veterinary College for post-mortem.

Speaking to Indianexpress.com, Dr J Kamal Hussain, veterinary officer, GCP, said, “We still don’t know whether the dog was provoked or was infected by rabies. We are waiting for the post-mortem report. On the other hand, the people who sustained injuries were given the first doses of the anti-rabies vaccine on Tuesday, and they would be given four more doses. All of them have returned home, and we are monitoring them closely,” he said.

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The city veterinary officer added that as a preemptive measure before receiving the post-mortem report, the civic body captured 25 other dogs and five puppies from that area and kept them under observation.

“The corporation captures about 80-90 dogs daily in vehicles specifically meant for this purpose across all 16 zones. This year, around 17,000 dogs have been captured for sterilisation and for providing anti-rabies vaccination,” Hussain added.

Janardhan Koushik

Janardhan Koushik is Deputy Copy Editor of indianexpress.com. He is a New Media journalist with over five years of reporting experience in the industry. He has a keen interest in politics, sports, films, and other civic issues. Janardhan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication from SRM Arts and Science College and a PG Diploma in New Media from Asian College of Journalism, one of the top ranked journalism schools in India. He started his career with India Today group as a sub-editor as part of the sports team in 2016. He has also a wide experience as a script-writer having worked for short-films, pilot films as well as a radio jockey cum show producer while contributing for an online Tamil FM. As a multilingual journalist, he actively tracks the latest development in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry utiling his well-established networks to contribute significantly to breaking news stories. He has also worked as a sports analyst for Star Sports. ... Read More

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