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Thane: Child Bitten by Pet Dog, Owner Allegedly Threatens Family; Case Registered

By Lokmat Times Desk | Updated: February 21, 2026 22:51 IST

Thane: The dog attack incidents are seen at rise lately. Recently a 6 year old boy got bitten by a pet ...

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Thane: The dog attack incidents are seen at rise lately. Recently a 6 year old boy got bitten by a pet dog, instead of being sorry owner Samriddhi (20) and her father Sanjit Vishwakarma (52) threatened the relatives of the injured boy. Vartaknagar police informed on Saturday that Jayesh Gupta has registered a case against the father and daughter in this case.

The incident took place near the Radhakrishna Temple in Lokmanyanagar Pada No. 3 on February 19 in the morning. Samriddhi and Sanjit kept their pet dog outside the house instead of keeping it safely inside and outside the house. The dog bit Jayesh Gupta's (28) six-year-old nephew (Rudra). He was injured in this and was admitted to a private hospital for treatment. However, Sanjit threatened Gupta in return.

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Moreover, Vishwakarma also threatened to keep the children at home or else he will be attacked by the dog and used abusive language. The same dog had attacked Gupta a month ago. This time, the dog had bitten him and instead of taking notice, Gupta said, it had threatened him, according to the police.

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