If your dog bites someone, can you go to jail?

Jun 18, 2025 | 19:33 IST

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A lift ride went terribly wrong in a Mumbai housing society. A toddler clung to his father as a pet husky bit the father's arm. Years later, the dog’s owner was sentenced to prison

A seemingly ordinary morning in February 2018 turned into a long-drawn legal saga after a dog bite incident in a Mumbai housing society led to the owner being dragged to the court.

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If your dog bites someone, can you go to jail?

A lift ride went terribly wrong in a Mumbai housing society. A toddler clung to his father as a pet husky bit the father's arm. Years later, the dog’s owner was sentenced to prison

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If your dog bites someone, can you go to jail?

A lift ride went terribly wrong in a Mumbai housing society. A toddler clung to his father as a pet husky bit the father's arm. Years later, the dog’s owner was sentenced to prison

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