3-year-old girl attacked by stray dog near Mumbai

A three-year-old girl suffered serious injuries on her face after a stray dog attacked her in Bhiwandi on Wednesday afternoon while she was playing outside her home.

A three-year-old girl suffered serious injuries on her face after a stray dog attacked her in Bhiwandi on Wednesday afternoon while she was playing outside her home. She was admitted to IGM Hospital in Bhiwandi, which referred her to Chhatrapati Shivaji Hospital or Kalwa hospital where she is now undergoing treatment.

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The girl, Abrish Fatima Irfan Ansari, is a resident of Noori Nagar in Bhiwandi. Her maternal grandfather Abdul Samad said, “Her father is a loom worker and was at home and her mother was busy with household chores. Abrish was playing outside when a stray attacked her face. Locals tried to rescue her, but she had suffered few serious injuries by then. We took her to IGM Hospital where she got anti-rabies shot.”

Samad alleged that IGM Hospital made them wait for over half-an-hour and did not arrange an ambulance to shift the girl to Kalwa. “We had to pay for the ambulance. The doctors at Kalwa hospital said they will have to perform a surgery on her face after 48 hours.”

Rajesh More, superintendent of IGM Hospital in Bhiwandi, said, “The patient arrived around 12.30pm on Wednesday. She had third stage of injuries, wherein it is essential to give anti-rabies serum which is available only at district hospitals or medical colleges. We cleaned the wounds and applied first aid. We also gave anti-rabies injection to the patient and recommended her to Kalwa. The family themselves arranged private ambulance.”

Bhimrao Jadhav, dean of Kalwa hospital, confirmed that the patient was undergoing treatment at the hospital.