Woman Suffers Severe Injuries in Dog Attack at HSR Layout; Owner Booked

Vinod M Jain 

Bullet points:

-Pet Great Dane Dog Attacks Neighbour In Bengaluru; Victim Woman Underwent Surgery for 6 Hours On Her Head.

-A woman in her early 30s was brutally attacked by a pet dog in Southwest Bengaluru on Jan 26 morning.

-The attack has been captured on the CCTV camera installed at the victim’s house.

-In the footage,an un-leased Great Dane breed dog is seen charging towards the woman who had gone for a morning walk.She fell down and the dog started biting her head and neck.

-The owner of the dog is also seen trying to take control of the pet dog and rescuing the woman,but in vain.

– HSR Layout police have registered a case on the dog owner identified as Amaresh Reddy based on the complaint registered by the victim’s husband.

-Victim Shalini Dubey is still admitted to the hospital and under observation. She works as a HR at an IT firm.

A woman sustained severe injuries after being attacked by a pet dog during her morning walk in Teachers Colony,HSR Layout,on January 26.

The incident occurred around 6 am,on 13th Cross Road. According to the FIR registered at the HSR Layout police station,the victim,Shalini Dubey,was mauled by a dog owned by a local resident,Amaresh Reddy.

The complaint,filed by the victim’s husband,stated that the dog attacked with such force that Shalini was knocked to the ground.She suffered bite injuries to her face, hands and legs, resulting in heavy blood loss.

The family initially prioritised medical treatment,due to which there was a two-day delay in lodging the police complaint.The FIR was formally registered on the evening of January 28.

Police have booked the dog owner under Sections 117(3),125 and 291 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The complainant alleged that although Reddy was holding the dog at the time of the incident,he failed to restrain it,amounting to negligent conduct.

The victim is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital.Further investigation is underway.