Overview

• The 21-year-old BBA student, identified as Vaishnavi Sahu, was attacked on August 20 in Shyam Nagar while returning from college.
• Relatives said a scuffle between dogs and monkeys near Mudhavan Park preceded the attack by three dogs that dragged her to the ground.
• Bystanders chased the dogs away with sticks, and she was taken to Kanshiram Hospital for emergency care.
• Doctors stitched her cheek and nose with 17 sutures, and her family says she currently struggles to eat and is being fed liquids through a straw.
• Residents report avoiding going outside after the incident, and the case is being reported alongside a wider debate over sterilisation and relocation policies under the ABC programme and related court rulings.