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Satna Dog Bites 40; Hospital Rush For Anti Rabies | Manawar Panic
Rabies-infected woman runs to bite people: Locals hide in homes and shops to escape; 66 bitten by dogs in Satna and Dhar
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Stray dog attacks in Satna and Manawar have created panic across the towns. On Wednesday evening, a dog bit around 40 people within three hours, while in Manawar on Thursday morning, another dog injured 26 people and three animals in a similar three-hour span. Both incidents led to chaos in key areas of the cities.
In Satna, the attack started from Gehranaala and spread through Maheshwari Sweets, Khermai Road, Khova Mandi and Hospital Square up to the railway station. In Manawar, the dog targeted people from Dhar Road to Ambika Colony. During the attacks, people rushed into shops and houses to save themselves.
In both towns, the injured were immediately taken to hospitals, where large crowds gathered for anti-rabies injections. Several seriously injured victims were also given immunoglobulin, while critical patients in Manawar were referred to Barwani. The administration has deployed teams to catch the dogs.
Meanwhile, in Chhindwara, a woman bitten by a dog has shown a change in behaviour and has reportedly started running after people to bite them.
People standing in the hospital to get injections
White dog bites 40 passersby within three hours
In Satna, at around 4 pm on Wednesday, a white dog bit nearly 40 passersby within three hours. The incident caused panic from Rewa Road to Hospital Square. The injured were admitted to the district hospital, where a heavy rush of patients was seen for anti-rabies injections.
According to eyewitnesses, the dog suddenly turned aggressive and began attacking people on the streets. Initially, people thought it was a routine incident, but the continuous attacks soon made the situation serious.
20–25 people attacked from Gehranaala to Maheshwari Sweets
The dog injured around 20–25 people between Gehranaala and Maheshwari Sweets. It then moved towards Khermai Road, targeting more passersby. People ran off the streets and hid inside shops and houses to escape.
The dog later moved through Khova Mandi and Hospital Square towards the railway station, attacking more people along the way. Soon after the incident, the injured started reaching the district hospital. From around 5:30 pm, the number of patients kept rising, and the usually quiet injection room became crowded.
Street dog attacks people and animals in Manawar
In Manawar, at around 8 am on Thursday, a reddish dog turned aggressive in the Dhar Road area and began attacking people and animals. By 11 am, 26 people and three animals had been injured. Due to the attacks, people moved off the streets and took shelter in safer places.
The injured were rushed to the civil hospital, where patients kept arriving from noon onwards. The injection room saw a heavy rush, and all victims were given anti-rabies vaccines (ARV). Fourteen seriously injured people were referred to the district headquarters in Barwani.