Dog bite case: owner fined Rs10,000, told to pay for treatment

Boy attacked in society lift

Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has imposed a fine of Rs10,000 on the owner of a pet dog that bit a boy on Wednesday inside a housing society elevator in Greater Noida West of Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha Nagar district.this is for the first time that GNIDA has imposed a fine of Rs10,000 on a dog owner for carelessness in keeping the pet dog. In addition to the fine, the GNIDA also asked the dog owner Kartik Gandhi, a resident of La Residentia Society, to pay the entire amount for the treatment of the dog bite victim. In a notice sent on Wednesday to the dog owner, GNIDA medical officer Dr Prem Chand directed him to deposit Rs10,000 fine with GNIDA within seven working days. — ani