Mumbai Shocker! Pit Bull Bites Kid Inside Auto-Rickshaw As Man Laughs, Sparks Anger Among Netizens

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Mumbai: In an extremely shocking incident in Mumbai's Mankhurd area, an 11-year-old boy was bitten by a pit bull after its owner allegedly unleashed the dog on him - and did nothing but laughed as the terrified child frantically tried to escape.

A video of the attack has since gone viral, showing the young boy cornered inside an auto-rickshaw, visibly frightened as the pit bull sits beside him, and makes a go at the child not just once, but multiple times.

Terrified boy cornered by the pit bull as it make multiple goes at the child

The child, totally terrified by the dog can be seen screaming - but in vain, as the pit bull's owner sitting in the front seat of the vehicle makes no efforts to help the kid, but just laughs, appearing amused by the incident.

The pitbull makes multiple goes at the terrified child

Moments later, the 11-year-old lets out a terrified scream as the pit bull suddenly lunges and bites him on the chin. In a frantic bid to escape, the child leaps out of the rickshaw, with the dog still tugging at his clothes. What's worse - the owner watches the chaos unfold, laughing as his dog runs after the frightened boy.

How the incident unfolded

According to the police, the child was playing in the parked auto rickshaw, when the man - an acquaintance from the same locality - deliberately released his brown-coloured pet dog. Due to a lack of control and supervision, the dog bit the child on the chin, causing injury.

'No one helped'

“The dog bit me. Then, I ran away. He even grabbed my clothes,” the child, Hamza, told NDTV, stating that the dog's owner just kept laughing even though he pleaded for help.

The child also claimed that no one came forward to help him, and instead were busy filming the attack.

The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday and has sparked outrage over the owner's cruelty and negligence.

'take exemplary action'

As several videos of the incident continued to spread like wild fire, angry netizens took to X, demanding strict action against the pit bull's owner.

“Please take exemplary action against this degenerate,” one netizen posted on X.

“The man isn't even trying to stop the dog!” exclaimed a second person.

Police files complaint

The police have filed a complaint on Friday against the dog's owner - identified as Mohammad Sohail Hasan (43) – based on the complaint by the father of the 11-year-old child, reported NDTV.

Mumbai Police also said that a notice has been served to the accused.

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