Dog Falls from 5th Floor to Kill Girl in Maharashtra, Dog Owner Arrested

Mumbai: A pet dog fell from the fifth floor of a building on a girl resulting in her death in Maharshtra’s Pune. Police have arrested the owner of the pet dog on Thursday night.

The police also registered a case against the dog owner and three other persons in connection with the incident that occurred around 4.30 pm on August 6 in Mumbra area of Thane city.

The child suffered grievous injuries and was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her dead.

A case was registered against the owner of the dog and three others under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, death by negligence, negligent conduct with respect to animals and acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention.

A video of the dog falling on the girl has gone viral on social media.