This is a compilation of newspaper/media reports of serious dog attacks on people in India in 2022 - 'routine' dog bite reports have not been included (e.g. Dog on a biting spree attacks 13 people in Surat: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/surat/stray-dog-attacks-13-people-including-eight-kids-in-surat-8008403/). Based on reports published in English newspapers and media outlets.
A total of 86 serious/fatal free-roaming ("stray") dog attacks were reported resulting in 33 deaths. Twenty-seven of the 33 people killed by dogs were kids under 13 years.
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2022#86: An 18-month-old boy, was mauled by free-roaming dogs in front of his house in Kollam District, Kerala on 27th Dec 2022. The toddler is in critical condition. The Print, PTI 30 December, 2022 07:01 pm IST Link
2022#85: Pranav Rai, a 14-year-old boy, was mauled by free-roaming dogs in the compound of a high rise building in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 27th Dec 2022. By IANS, 28 December 22, 10:16 a.m. Link
2022#84: An 8-year-old girl, from Jyotinagar, near Vidhansabha in Jaipur, Rajasthan sustained bite wounds and injuries when a free-roaming dog attacked her on 22nd Dec 2022. Sonakshi Dutta, Dec 26, 2022. Link
2022#83: Sheetal Prajapat, a 5-year-old girl, from Jaipur, Rajasthan suffered critical injuries when a free-roaming dog attacked her on 22nd Dec 2022. Sonakshi Dutta, Dec 26, 2022. Link
2022#82: An 11-year-old girl, from Solapur, Maharashtra died due to dog-transmitted rabies on 12th Dec 2022. Umesh Isalkar, TNN Updated: Dec 19, 2022, 05:49 IST Link
2022#81: Suman, 6-year-old girl, was died in a car accident while being chased by a free-roaming dog in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 18th Dec 2022. The Live Nagpur, 24th Dec 2022. Link
2022#80: Mira Devi, 53 years old, was killed by free-roaming dogs in Begusarai, Bihar on 14th Dec 2022. Mirror Now, 14th Dec 2022, 11:15 PM IST. Link
2022#79: Sunitha, 5-year-old girl, was mauled by a pack of free-roaming dogs in Hyderabad, Telangana on 14th December 2022. ap7am.com, 14th December 2022 12:51 pm IST. Link
2022#78: Diljan, 13-year-old boy, was mauled by a pack of free-roaming dogs in Baltana, Zirakpur, Mohali in Punjab on 10th December 2022. Jagdeep Singh Deep, Indian Express, 10th December 2022 04:41 am IST. Link
2022#77: Rehana, 40 years old, was mauled by a pack of free-roaming dogs in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 10th December 2022. Ashish Srivastava, India Today, 10th December 2022 17:27 IST. Link
2022#76: Syed, 3-year-old son of an agricultural labourer, was mauled to death by free-roaming dogs in Dadamaghatta, Bhadravathi Taluk, Karnataka on 30th November 2022. The Hindu, 1st December 2022 05:02 pm IST. Link
2022#75: A 3-year-old girl was killed by free-roaming dogs outside her house in Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh on 24th Nov 2022. The Tribune, 25th Nov 2022. Link
2022#74: Riya Singh, 1.5-year-old girl was critically injured when a free-roaming dog attacked her in Vijay Nagar area of Ghaziabad, Noida UP on 18th Nov 2022. She suffered wounds on her face that required about 30-35 stitches. Hindustan Times, 23rd Nov 2022, 12:08 am IST. Link
2022#73: Riswan, 4-year-old boy was critically injured when a pack of free-roaming dogs attacked him on 18th Nov 2022 in Mallapuram, Kerala. Matrubhumi.com, 18th Nov 2022, 06:28 pm IST. Link
2022#72: Anchal, 4-year-old daughter of a labourer, sustained bite injuries on her hand when attacked by a free-roaming dog in Kolar area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 7th November 2022. The Pioneer, Staff Reporter, 7th Nov 2022. Link
2022#71: Sonia, 5-year-old daughter of a labourer died of serious injuries sustained on her neck and other parts when attacked by free-roaming dogs in Bakawa village in Madhya Pradesh on 21st October 2022. India Today Web Desk, 22nd Oct 2022 07:50 IST. Link
2022#70: Arvind, 1-year-old son of a labourer died of serious injuries sustained when attacked by free-roaming dogs in a residential complex in Noida, Uttar Pradesh on 17th October 2022. Anjali Singh, TNN, 18th Oct 2022 14:57 IST. Link
2022#69: A 3-year-old girl, died of serious injuries she sustained when attacked by a free-roaming dog in Balipata village, Bolangir District of Orissa on 13th October 2022. Suryakant Jena, OdishaTV.in, 13th Oct 2022 07:05 PM IST. Link
2022#68: Yeshwanth, an eight years old boy was mauled by free-roaming dogs in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 2nd October. He suffered bite wounds on head and neck and was admitted to Victoria Hospital for treatment. Express News Service, 3rd October 2022 02:51 AM. Link
2022#67: Azhar Mehmood, 20 years old, died of critical injuries he suffered after he jumped from a 10-feet wall to escape from attacking free-roaming dogs in Karnah Area of Kupwara district, North Kashmir on 21st September 2022. Link
2022#66: A resident doctor (adult female) at the Government Chest Hospital, Erragadda, Hyderabad, was attacked by a pack of 7-10 free-roaming dogs on 20th September 2022. She has bite wounds all over her legs and thighs. Amrita Didyala / TNN / Updated: Sep 21, 2022, 06:37 IST. Link
2022#65: Babu, adult male, was attacked by a pack of free-roaming dogs in Kozhikode, Kerala on 13th September 2022. He fell off the two wheeler and suffered injuries. Link
2022#64: Sultana, adult female, was attacked by a pack of free-roaming dogs in Palakkad, Kerala on 13th September 2022. She has bite wounds and injuries on face, hands and legs. Link
2022#63: Sreenivasan, adult male, was attacked by a pack of free-roaming dogs in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 13th September 2022. He was taken to the hospital due to the grave nature of his injury. Link
2022#62: Ajin AS, 25 years old, died of head injuries after being involved in a road accident caused by a free-roaming dog in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 14th September 2022. Link
2022#59-61: Nooras (12 years old), Vaiga (11 years old) and Shamsuddin (40 years old) were mauled by a free-roaming dog in Arakkinar (Kozhikode) in Kerala on 11th September. Mathrubhumi.com, Sep 12, 2022. Link
2022#58: Abhirami, 12 years old was mauled by free-roaming dogs in Kerala on 13th August 2022 and was admitted to a hospital in serious condition. She died on 5th September. Mathrubhumi.com, Sep 5, 2022. Link
2022#57: A 6-year-old girl was mauled by free-roaming dogs in Mangaluru, Karnataka on 24th August 2022. She was hospitalized in the Ajjarakadu district hospital. Daijiworld.com, Aug 24, 2022. Link
2022#56: Aarav Shrivastava, 5 years old was mauled by free-roaming dogs in Pimpri-Chichwad, near Pune, Maharashtra on 24th August 2022. Hindustan Times, Aug 24, 2022. Link
2022#55: A 7-year-old girl was mauled by a free-roaming dog in Kolar area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 16th August 2022. Zee MPCG. Updated on: Aug 17, 2022. YouTube video: Link
2022#54: Gunjan, 10 years old, was mauled to death by free-roaming dogs in Ghogai village in Agra District, Uttar Pradesh on 26th July 2022. TNN. Updated on: July 28, 2022, 06:30 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#53: Ravindra Rathwa, 2 years old, was mauled to death by free-roaming dogs in Gana village near Manavadar, Junagadh, Gujarat on 19th July 2022. TNN. Updated on: July 20, 2022, 11:53 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#51/52: Bilal Khushal, 4 years old, and another kid 2, years old, were mauled by free-roaming dogs in Bhatkal, Karnataka on 3rd July 2022. HANS. Updated on: July 5, 2022, 01:07 PM IST. Read more here: Link
2022#50: Jahnavi Tailor, 5 months old, was mauled by free-roaming dogs in Vadodara, Gujarat on 3rd July 2022. IANS. Updated on: July 4, 2022, 03:27 PM IST. Read more here: Link
2022#49: Aman, 10 years old, was mauled by free-roaming dogs in Chanarthal village, Kurukshetra, Haryana on 27th June 2022. PTI. Updated on: June 29, 2022, 04:03 PM IST. Read more here: Link
2022#48: A two day old infant, was mauled by a free-roaming dog in Panipat, Haryana on 27th June 2022. Mirror Now Digital. Updated on: June 28, 2022, 04:45 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#47: Ritik Bhamore, 7 years old, was allegedly attacked and killed by free-roaming dogs in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 16th June 2022. Sudeept Mishra, TNN. Updated on: June 16, 2022, 13:50 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#46: Viraj Raju Jaywar, 5 years old, was attacked and killed by free-roaming dogs in Katol Town, Nagpur District, Maharashtra on 11th June 2022. PTI. Updated on: June 11, 2022, 18:10 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#45: Manjula Devi, 55 years old, was attacked and killed by free-roaming dogs in Begusarai, Bihar on 1st June 2022. Another villager climbed a tree to save his life. TNN. Updated on: June 2, 2022, 07:01 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#43&44: B. Ravikumar, 3 years old, and H. Surya (5 years old) were attacked by free-roaming dogs in Bangalore, Karnataka on 29th May 2022. Both the kids survived the attack with multiple bites and are undergoing treatment. B. Ravikumar's parents are daily wage workers. TNN. Updated on: June 1, 2022, 07:08 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#41&42: Shashikant Chauhan, 9 years old, and Krish Chauhan (12 years old) were attacked by free-roaming dogs in Udhanpura village, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh on 30th May 2022. Shashikant was declared dead on arrival at the Hasanpur Community health center, while Krish 's condition is still critical. Harveer Dabas, TNN. Updated on: May 31, 2022, 06:00 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#40: A young kid was attacked by a pack of free-roaming dogs in Jaipur on 19th May 2022. Link
2022#38&39: Tasaduq Naseer, 6 years old, was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Deodargar area of Tangmarh. Rabia Asif, three years old, was attacked by free-roaming dogs while she was playing in the backyard of her house in Harda Achhlo. Both chikdren are undergoing treatment in a hospital in Srinagar. Kashmir Images. Published on: May 21, 2022. Read more here: Link
2022#37: Syed Sufiyan, 12 years old, was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Kulsumpura area of Hyderabad on 19th May 2022. He was already dead when locals rushed to his 'rescue'. Express News Service. Published on: May 20, 2022, 02:02 pm IST. Read more here: Link
2022#36: Ms. Gokral, ~6 years old, attacked by 5-6 stray dogs in a housing society premises in Mumbai. Link
2022#35: Arifa Ali, 4 years old, was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Budgam village, J&K on 5th May 2022. She is under treatment at the Sub District Hospital, Beerwah. Rising Kashmir. Published on: May 5, 2022. Read more here: Link
2022#34: Pratham Neeralkatti, 11 years old, was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Dharwad, Karnataka on 29th April 2022. He succumbed to his injuries while under treatment. TNN. Published on: April 29, 2022, 03:36 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#33: A 9 year old boy was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Maulaviganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 27th April 2022. He suffered multiple bite wounds. Discharged from hospital after treatment and vaccination. TNN. Published on: April 28, 2022, 07:37 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#32: Ahmed, 2 years old, was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Golconda, Telangana on 26th April 2022. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Niloufer hospital. Telangana Todays. Published on: April 27, 2022, 09:26 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#31: Sahiba, 12 years old, was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Nalhera, Saharanpur District, Uttar Pradesh on 21st April 2022. She succumbed to injuries while under treatment. S. Raju, Hindustan Times. Published on: April 24, 2022, 12:19 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#30: A 4-year-old girl was attacked by a free-roaming dog in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh on 15th April 2022. Edited by Pradip Singh, IBC24. Updated on: April 15, 2022, 11:15 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#29: Taaro Kaur, 70 years old, was mauled and killed by free-roaming dogs in Aamkhera village, Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand. The attack happened on 13th April 2022 when Taaro Kaur tried to save their pet dog from the stray dogs. Taaro's daughter, Sunita Kaur was also attacked by the dogs, but she survived. Aakash Ahuja, TNN. Updated on: April 15, 2022, 05:07 am IST. Read more here: Link
2022#28: Archana, 3 years old, was mauled by free-roaming dogs while she was playing outside her home in Maharajpur village, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The attack happened on 12th April 2022. TNN. Updated on: April 13, 2022, 03:34 am IST. Read more here: Link
2022#27: Anisha, 11 years old, girl was mauled to death by free-roaming dogs in Tonke, Rajasthan on 12th April 2022. India Todat Web Desk. Updated on: April 12, 2022, 09:41 am IST. Read more here: Link
2022#26: Koyal, 2 years old, was mauled to death by free-roaming dogs in Jhadwan village, near Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh on 8th April 2022. PTI. The Print. Updated on: April 8, 2022, 05:00 pm IST. Read more here: Link
2022#24&25: Reza, 5 years old, was mauled to death by free-roaming dogs in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 6th April 2022. His sister, Jannat Fatima was also mauled by the dogs and she is in critical condition. HT Correspondent. Hindustan Times. Updated on: April 7, 2022, 12:12 IST. Read more here:
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April 9, 2022: Jannat responding to treatment. Link
2022#23: Shifa, 5 years old , was mauled to death by free-roaming dogs in a village near Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh on 4th April 2022. IANS. Updated on: April 5, 2022, 10:43 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#22: Arsh, 9 years old, was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Bhangoi village, near Mehta, Punjab on 2nd April 2022. PK Jaiswar, Tribune News Service. Updated on: April 4, 2022, 06:30 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#21: Monika Rani, 11 years old , was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh on 30th March 2022. Harveer Dabas, The Times of India. Updated on: Mar 31, 2022, 07:20 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#20: Hansika Gajbhiye, 11 years old, was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Ramtek near Nagpur, Maharashtra on 24th March 2022. Sarfaraz Ahmed, The Times of India. Updated on: Mar 29, 2022, 05:11 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#19: A 14-month-old girl was attacked by a free-roaming dog in Gurugram District, Haryana, on 20th March 2022. Akanksha Gupta, The Times of India. Updated on: Mar 22, 2022, 09:48 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#18: Saurabh, a 7-year-old boy , was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Bareilly District, Uttar Pradesh, on 15th March 2022. He died on the way to the hospital. Akhlad Khan, The Times of India. Updated on: March 16, 2022 04:12 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#12-17: Six kids were attacked by free-roaming dogs in Hingoli District, Maharashtra, one kid in critical condition. India Today Web Desk, Updated on: March 15, 2022 14:27 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#11: Ayman Zehra (5 years old) was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Gund Ibrahim area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday, 8th March. Altaf Baba, Greater Kashmir, Updated on: 08 Mar, 2022, 2:31 pm. Read more here: Link
2022#9/10: Two minors (8 years old/10 years old) attacked by free-roaming dogs in Khetia, Madhya Pradesh. The Free Press Journal, Updated on: Sunday, March 06, 2022, 10:54 PM IST. Read more here: Link
2022#8: A 1-year-old girl was attacked by free-roaming dogs in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Condition critical. News 18, MARCH 01, 2022, 20:19 IST. Read more here: Link
2022#7: A 3-year-old boy attacked by free-roaming dogs in Hanjiveera Payeen Pattan of Baramulla district, J&K. KR Desk, Greater Kashmir, Feb 25, 2022, 01:16 a.m. IST. Read more here: Link
2022#6: Antimbala, 4 years old, was attacked by stray dogs in Balod, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The girl is undergoing treatment. By Staff Reporter, Free Press Journal, 11 Feb, 2022, 12:49 am. Link
2022#5: Azan Ahmad, 10 years old, was mauled to death by stray dogs in Pattan area, Baramulla District, Jammu & Kashmir. By Altaf Baba, Greater Kashmir, 06 Feb, 2022, 3:26 pm. Link
2022#4: Ayush Khuswaha, 8 years old, was mauled by stray dogs, Arnala, Virar West, Mumbai. Treated and discharged from the hospital. By Diwakar Sharma, Mid-day, 04 February,2022 08:11 AM IST | Mumbai. Link
2022#3: Nathia, a 30-year-old woman, was mauled by a pack of stray dogs in Amroha District of Uttar Pradesh. She died in the hospital. By Kuheli Biswas, International Business Times, January 28, 2022 03:36 GMT. Link
2022#2: Nandini, 3 years old, from Padlia village, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, was rushed to the district hospital after stray dogs attacked and mauled her, but she succumbed to her injuries during treatment. Press Trust of India, Dhar (MP) January 21, 2022 12:26 IST. Link
2022#1: Anjali Rawat, 4 years old, was attacked by stray dogs just outside her house in village Bharkas, near Butibori, Nagpur. She succumbed to her injuries while under treatment at the Government Medical College & Hospital. Staff Reporter, The Hitvada, Nagpur, January 21, 2022. Link