The minor boy, who was bitten by a dog in Mumbai on July 17, stated that the accused, Sohail Khan, deliberately released the dog toward him while he was sitting with his friends. The boy said that as the dog approached, his friends managed to run away, but he couldn't escape in time and was bitten. He added that he was extremely frightened throughout the incident, reported by ANI.

"We were sitting and chatting. One of my friends asked him (the accused dog owner) where he was going with the pitbull. He started coming towards us with the dog. Everyone escaped, but I couldn't. He was releasing the dog towards me and was laughing. The dog bit me, and then I ran. It also held my clothes... I was very scared", the minor boy, who was attacked by Sohail Khan's pitbull dog in an auto-rikshaw on July 17, said.

On 17 July, a heart-wrenching incident was reported in Mumbai when a PitBull dog owner named Sohail Khan deliberately released his dog on an innocent minor boy who was playing in an auto rickshaw parked in a residential area, according to Mumbai Police. Khan allegedly set his pet dog loose on the minor without any provocation, as reported by ANI.