Ludhiana, Aug. 28 -- A local resident, Girdhar Singh Rawat of New Dashmesh Nagar, Ayali Khurd, has sought Rs.3.6 lakh compensation after being bitten by a stray dog on Balloke Road, Haibowal Kalan. The incident occurred around 7am on Wednesday when Rawat was on his way to work. A group of stray dogs chased him, and one of them bit his left leg, leaving deep wounds measuring nearly three centimetres with six visible teeth marks.

Rawat stated that he rushed home, washed the injury and later consulted doctors. He first visited the government dispensary at Haibowal Khurd, where Dr Japneet Kaur Pahwa classified the case as a category 3 bite and advised further treatment at the civil hospital. He was given an anti-rabies vaccine on his arm as ...