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Ahmedabad: Brother rescues toddler after neighbour's dog attacks her

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In a horrific incident, a German Shepherd dog attacked a 15-month-old girl who was playing with her 10-year-old brother in her housing society garden at Makarba area recently.

Luckily, she escaped unhurt after the young boy showed courage and saved his sister from the dog's attack for about five minutes until others came to their rescue.

The incident took place at Anahata Apartments in the Makarba area here on December 23. However, the incident came to light today after the footage shot by the housing society's closed circuit television (CCTV) camera went viral. On December 23 morning, ten-year-old Kashish took his 15-month-old sister Kanchi to the garden inside the housing society premises.

"At that time, an elderly woman, living on the fifth floor was sitting in the garden with her German Shepherd dog. However, the dog was not tied with a strap. When Kanchi was playing in the garden, the dog came near her, as if it wanted to play with her," Kamini Dhanani, who lives with her family on the eighth floor of the housing society, said.

"Later, the dog began pulling her legs and dragged her a few feet. My son Kashish spotted it and tried to save Kanchi. Though he lifted her in his arms, the dog kept chasing her, grabbed her clothes and snatched her away from Kashish," she said.

The CCTV footage showed the elderly women, who could barely walk, trying to pacify her pet dog, which ignored her and went after the toddler. However, Kashish didn't gave up. He tried to keep his sister Kanchi away from dog's reach by lifting her in his arms and ran away. He couldn't go too far, since the dog blocked his way several times to grab his sister.

"For almost five minutes, the dog chased Kanchi. Luckily, Kashish saved her. When I learned about the attack, I shouted for help from my gallery. Later, the dog was tamed, after the security guard and some passers-by came to the rescue. Both my children escaped without any major injuries," Kamini, who has warned the dog owner to get rid of the pet or face police action, said.

"Kanchi escaped unhurt, since the dog's teeth only pierced her clothes. Kashish recieved some cuts and bruises. I took both of them to hospital, where the doctor gave them anti-rabies injections. I have warned the canine owner to get rid of the dog or else I will lodge a police complaint," she said.

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