Overview
- CCTV from December 11 shows a dog lunging at a security guard outside Adarsh Vidyalaya in Siddharth Nagar and biting his left shoulder.
- Residents in Motilal Nagar report a brown stray has bitten multiple people over several days, with injured locals seeking treatment at a trauma care hospital.
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has begun efforts to capture the animal, with limited detailed updates from officials so far.
- Local fear has grown as the video spread widely online and pedestrians say they are avoiding the area.
- Maharashtra recorded over 30 lakh dog-bite cases in six years and 30 rabies deaths between 2021 and 2023, according to a statement to the state assembly.