Shocking footage shows a bull charging at a grandfather holding his baby grandson, knocking them both to the ground.
The animal then repeatedly attacks the elderly man with its horns as the youngster cries on the ground beside him.
The bull comes dangerously close to trampling the child as the grandfather struggles to get away.
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He eventually manages to reach an iron pillar and grabs hold of it for support as the animal tries to charge at him again.
Two women are then seen rushing out of the house and scooping up the child, carrying him to safety before helping the injured man inside.
The grandfather, identified as Devnarayan Sharma, was taken to hospital following the attack. He was later discharged, according to reports.
The attack took place outside his home in Raipur, in India’s Chhattisgarh state, on Tuesday (6 October), as reported by Need To Know.
The same bull is reported to have attacked around 15 people in nearby neighbourhoods, including former local politician Kalpana Patel, who was admitted to hospital and later discharged.
Municipal workers tried to catch the bull but failed, prompting officials to call in wildlife specialists and a vet.
The team eventually used a tranquilliser dart to sedate the animal before handing it over to local officials for treatment.
Local councillor Ashu Chandrawanshi said the bull had reportedly been bitten by dogs before becoming aggressive.
Animal welfare workers also claimed it had been bitten around two months earlier, raising suspicions that it could have contracted rabies. However, this has not been confirmed.
Residents said they had complained to their local councillor around 50 times about problems in the area, including cattle roaming the streets and a lack of regular cleaning.
Former state assembly member Vikas Upadhyay criticised the local authorities in a social media post, describing the situation as “extremely concerning”.
He wrote: “The situation has become so serious that, according to local people, one person has died and another is in intensive care.
“Despite all the municipal corporation’s claims, the public is asking: how many complaints and how many incidents will it take before the authorities wake up?”
The claim that one person had died has not been corroborated.
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