Overview

• Police and witnesses identified the victim as 35-year-old Gangubai, who was bitten on the face after stepping out of a washroom at Gubbi Court in Tumakuru on September 6.
• Bystanders pulled her away as she bled heavily, and she was moved from Gubbi Taluk Hospital to Bengaluru for advanced treatment.
• Locals later chased down the dog and killed it, according to reports citing eyewitness accounts.
• Officials and media report a broader surge, with 13,831 dog-bite cases recorded in Bengaluru in the first half of 2025 and recent fatalities reported in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.
• The Supreme Court revised its Delhi-NCR directive to retain only rabid or aggressive dogs and require sterilisation, vaccination and release of others under the Animal Birth Control Rules.