4-Year-Old Girl Mauled, Dragged By Dogs; CCTV Footage Emerges

A four-year-old girl was chased and mauled by a pack of stray dogs causing her to be severely injured and hospitalized.

The canines let the little girl go only when a good Samaritan arrived at the scene and chased them away. Video of the incident that happened in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was captured on surveillance cameras.

The video shows the girl walking down the street with a pack of five dogs following her. Suddenly, the dogs attack her, biting her on the head, stomach and legs as the little child struggles to escape. Fortunately for the child, a good Samaritan passing by came to her rescue and pelted stones at the dogs to chase them away. The incident occurred on Saturday in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, NDTV reported.

The girl was rushed to a local hospital with severe injuries and is currently undergoing treatment, Free Press Journal reported.

The video of the incident went viral on social media on Sunday and has garnered over 21,000 views.

Stray dog attacks are on the rise in Bhopal and have emerged as a major headache for residents. Last year, a seven-year-old girl was mauled by strays in the city. A similar incident happened to a six-year-old in 2019.

The recent attack has triggered a response from the Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission. The commission has asked the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the health department to submit a report on actions taken to tackle the stray dog menace. It has also sought a report on the number of stray dogs removed from the streets and sterilized in 2021.

The commission has decided to review the monthly monitoring committee meetings run by the BMC on animal birth control, dog attacks, action taken in each incident and victims' medical reports.