Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Four-Year-Old Girl Mauled by Seven Stray Dogs in Pimpri-Chinchwad
A four-year-old girl was near her home in Pimpri-Chinchwad, a city in India, when a pack of seven stray dogs surrounded her.
Two dogs attacked first and knocked her to the ground, and then five more dogs joined in.
A CCTV camera nearby recorded exactly what happened.
The girl screamed, and people who heard her ran to the spot to help.
They chased the dogs away and rescued the girl.
The girl was hurt very badly and needed more than 80 stitches on her head, as well as treatment for her hands and thighs.
She is now being treated by doctors.
People who live in the area are upset and worried about stray dogs.
They are asking city officials to take action so that other children do not get hurt.
A four-year-old girl was seriously injured after being attacked by a pack of seven stray dogs in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune district, on Sunday afternoon.
CCTV footage captured the attack, showing two dogs knocking the girl down as she tried to escape before five more dogs joined in.
The girl received more than 80 stitches on her head, along with injuries to her hands and thighs, according to her father Girdhar Mishra.
Local residents heard the girl's screams, rushed to the spot, drove the dogs away, and rescued her; she is currently undergoing treatment.
The attack renewed residents' demands for immediate civic action against the stray dog menace; the reports give differing locations, the Chikhli area and Mhetre Vasti.
- Who
- A four-year-old girl, daughter of Girdhar Mishra, in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune district
- What
- Seriously injured after being attacked and bitten by a pack of seven stray dogs; she received more than 80 stitches on her head
- When
- Sunday afternoon
- Where
- Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune district; articles differ on the exact locality (Chikhli area vs Mhetre Vasti)
- Why
- The girl stepped out of her house (to collect leaves from a tree, according to her father) when the pack of stray dogs surrounded and attacked her; the incident renewed residents' demands for action against the stray dog menace
- Victim
- Four-year-old girl
- Father
- Girdhar Mishra
- Location
- Chikhli area / Mhetre Vasti, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune (articles differ)
- Attackers
- Pack of seven stray dogs
- Injuries
- More than 80 stitches on head; injuries to hands and thighs
- Evidence
- CCTV footage captured the attack
- Rescue
- Local residents drove the dogs away and rescued the girl
- Separate incident
- Five-year-old girl hit by a car in Sector 12 on Aug 7; case registered at MIDC Bhosari Police Station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Motor Vehicles Act sections
