After an incident of a pet dog seriously injuring a community health officer at Parane in Kodagu, the district police have issued warning to all the pet owners.
"A case will be registered against the owners, if the pet dogs attack the passers -by. There is a provision to book a case under IPC Section 289. The section calls for six months imprisonment and fine. If the pet dogs attack passers- by, then a case will be booked under IPC Section 289 against owners," warned the police.
Community health officer K K Bhavya was attacked by a pet dog at Parane on August 16. Police have booked a case against owner Belathanda Machaiah.
The police have also appealed to the public to dial 112 or inform the nearest police station on such attacks by dogs. The caller's details will be kept confidential, it added.
Meanwhile, Bhavya, who had suffered serious injuries in a dog attack, was shifted to a private hospital in Mangaluru on Thursday.
Kodagu DHO Dr K M Sathish Kumar said, "the victim sustained serious injuries. The dog bite has damaged muscles and nerves. As a result, she has been shifted to hospital in Mangaluru for advanced treatment."
Published 18 August 2023, 10:57 IST