Team Herald
PANJIM: A peaceful Wednesday night in Assagao turned into a nightmare for 40-year-old Vinil Salgaonkar when he was attacked by a ferocious Rottweiler, allegedly left unleashed by its owner, leaving him injured and shaken.
This horrific attack comes just months after the tragic death of a seven-year-old boy in Anjuna, who succumbed to brutal injuries from a pitbull mauling last
August.
The latest incident occurred near the Government Primary School in Badem, Assagao, where Vinil was attacked by the Rottweiler.
The dog’s owner, Sham Govekar, has been booked by Anjuna police for reckless endangerment, accused of failing to take the necessary precautions to protect human lives.
The victim’s brother, Sunil Salgaonkar, has filed a police complaint, demanding justice for the ordeal.
The police have registered a case against Govekar under Section 291 of BNS (Negligent conduct with respect to animal).
The attack has reignited fears in Bardez, still haunted by the horrifying case when a seven-year-old boy had died after he was attacked by a pitbull at Pequen Peddem, Anjuna. Following a complaint by the victim’s father Premanand Kalangutkar, the Anjuna police had arrested the owner of the dog, Abdul Kader Khwaja, for allegedly keeping the ferocious dog unleashed at his residence and causing the death of a minor boy.