Overview
- Two-year-old Veda Vikas Kajare suffered multiple bite wounds in Thane’s Diva area and was treated at Kalwa civic hospital, where she is reported stable.
- The attack, captured on CCTV, shows a stray dog charging from behind and continuing to bite until bystanders intervened.
- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Rohidas Munde blamed unchecked stray populations and warned he would deposit collected dogs at the Thane Municipal Corporation if action is not taken.
- The Supreme Court directed fencing of schools, hospitals, stations and other public facilities, relocation of strays to shelters after vaccination and sterilisation with no release back to the same spots, and personal liability for non-compliance.
- Authorities, including the NHAI, were told to clear highways and expressways of stray animals within eight weeks, with status reports required, in a case triggered by a Delhi couple’s plea over repeated bites.