Seven-year-old girl injured in sudden attack by Pitbull in Chennai
The girl, who suffered injuries to her face and chin, has been admitted to the Stanley Government Hospital here where she has been advised plastic surgery by the doctors. Her condition was stable, the official said.
The violent animal has been caught and sent to the Chennai Corporation's Animal Shelter, he added.
After the girl stepped out of her first-floor house in Tondiarpet on Sunday, the house owner's dog grabbed at her face. Hearing her screams, her father and neighbours rushed to her help and somehow managed to save the girl.
The canine's owner Jothi, who was living on the ground floor, had been booked under sections 125 and 291 of the BNS.
Following the attack, the police arrested Jothi for negligence with respect to animals and endangering human life. PTI JSP KH
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