A four-year-old girl needed more than 80 stitches to her head after she was attacked by SEVEN stray dogs.
Shocking CCTV footage shows her running through what appears to be a car park before spotting the dogs and turning around.
She tried to flee, but two of the dogs quickly caught up with her, biting her and pulling her to the ground.
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More dogs then joined in the attack, which lasted for more than 40 seconds.
Eventually, the dogs fled as local residents rushed over, scooped up the girl and carried her away to get help.
The horror unfolded in Pimpri-Chinchwad, western India, on Sunday (9 August) afternoon, as reported by Need To Know.
The girl, identified as Hansika Mishra, suffered deep bite wounds to her head, neck, face, hands and thighs.
According to her father, Giridhar Mishra, she had gone outside to play when she was attacked.
He told local media: “She received 85 stitches on her head, 25 stitches on her leg and several stitches on her hand.”
Dr Rajendra Wabale of PCMC PGI Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital said: “We administered anti-rabies vaccine and anti-rabies serum to the girl.
“Her clinical condition was monitored, and she was discharged on Sunday evening.
“She has been advised to complete the remaining doses of the anti-rabies vaccine as per the schedule.”
Stray dogs are reportedly an ongoing problem in the area where the attack took place.
Authorities have since caught seven dogs nearby and taken them to a pound, where they will be vaccinated, sterilised and kept under observation.
In a separate attack in Kalyan on Sunday, a single stray dog reportedly bit around 130 people in less than seven hours.
The dog reportedly attacked motorcyclists, pedestrians and auto-rickshaw passengers, with at least 25 people taken to hospital.
An 11-year-old girl suffered serious injuries and was transferred to Mumbai for treatment, according to reports.
At the time of the latest update, the dog had not been caught.
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