Overview

• Karunakaran, 55, died from severe bleeding after a neighbour’s pit bull attacked him in Jafferkhanpet on Tuesday.
• Police said a negligence case has been registered against the owner, identified as Poongodi, who is hospitalised with bite injuries and will be arrested after discharge.
• The case has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 106 and 291, according to local reports.
• Chennai Corporation veterinary teams captured the dog with nets, moved it to the Kannamapet shelter for observation, and sanitised the area.
• Family members say they had complained earlier about the dog’s behaviour, and the incident follows an August 3 pit bull attack on a child in the city as debate continues over a Union government ban on certain breeds that is under an interim stay in Tamil Nadu.