{
  "id": 3468981,
  "title": "WATCH: Viral Video Shows Stray Dog Biting Woman Carrying Toddler In Pune; Child Falls During Attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/watch-viral-video-shows-stray-dog-biting-woman-carrying-toddler-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:25:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/watch-viral-video-shows-stray-dog-biting-woman-carrying-toddler-in-pune-child-falls-during-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pune's Old Sangvi area witnessed a shocking incident on Wednesday when a woman carrying her one-year-old child was attacked by a stray dog. According to a video footage, the woman was walking with the child on her arms when two dogs emerged from behind a parked car. One of the dogs immediately attacked the woman, biting her leg. The panic and pain caused by the attack led the woman to lose her balance, and during this moment, her child fell from her arms and hit the ground.\n\nThis incident has once again highlighted the growing issue of stray dogs in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) area. In the past few years, dog bite cases in the region have witnessed a sharp rise, increasing from around 13,800 cases in 2021-22 to more than 38,000 cases in 2025-26. The PCMC's Veterinary Department has received numerous complaints about these stray dog attacks, but residents allege that these complaints were not addressed effectively.\n\nDog attacks in several parts of the PCMC area, including Chikhali, Old Sangvi, Wakad, Bhosari, and Chinchwade Nagar, have become a cause for concern. Elderly people, children, and women carrying babies have been targeted in these attacks. Animal welfare activists have pointed out the lack of proper animal birth control and anti-rabies vaccination programs, as well as the limited capacity of sterilization facilities and the availability of dog-holding cages. These issues have made it difficult to control the large stray dog population in the area.",
  "summary": "Pune: A woman carrying her one-year-old child was attacked by a stray dog in Old Sangvi on Wednesday morning. The child fell to the ground during the attack and was also injured. The incident took place around 11.00 am near Madhuban Housing Society in Old Sangvi. A video of the incident shows the woman walking with the child in her arms. Two dogs suddenly emerge from behind a parked car. One of…",
  "key_points": [
    "Woman carrying toddler attacked by stray dog in Pune's Old Sangvi area",
    "Dog bites woman's leg, causing her to lose balance and child to fall",
    "Dog bite cases in PCMC area have surged from 13,800 in 2021-22 to over 38,000 in 2025-26"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}