Dog in Chennai beaten to death after biting 29 people in an hour

In a bizarre incident, a stray dog went on a biting spree, attacking 29 people in north Chennai on a Tuesday evening. This led to panic in the Royapuram area's GA Road before it was beaten to death by locals.

The dog suddenly attacked pedestrians, biting their ankles and feet. Some victims said the dog did not let go even when they tried to shake it off, reported The Times of India.

What

• Eyewitnesses said that the canine had been abandoned by its owner just hours before it started biting people.
• The once-calm dog turned into an angry aggressor, attacking everyone in sight, including five school kids on their way home, according to a report by the local news outlet DTNext.
• In an attempt to assist those attacked by the dog, someone made a courageous effort but unfortunately ended up getting hurt the most.
• The alarmed crowd, feeling the urgency of the situation, resorted to throwing stones as they believed it was the only way to stop the sudden and frightening turn of events.

Victims

Among the victims were five children and random passersby. The upset crowd, fearing rabies, resorted to using stones to stop the dog's rampage. Now, the bitten individuals and their families are anxiously awaiting test results to determine if the dog carried the rabies virus.

The Greater Chennai Corporation has sent the dead dog to the Madras Veterinary College for postmortem. "The dog could be rabies-infected as it has shown unprovoked aggression. We will get the test report in two days," said GCC veterinary officer Dr. Kamal Hussain to TOI.