Stray dog attack leaves Kanpur college student with 17 stitches on her face
Kanpur: In another alarming case of a stray dog attack, a 21-year-old woman from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, was viciously attacked by stray dogs while returning home from college. The brutal assault resulted in severe facial injuries, with doctors needing to stitch her cheek with 17 sutures.
The incident took place on August 20 in Shyam Nagar, where a scuffle between stray dogs and monkeys was reportedly unfolding. Amid the chaos, three stray dogs suddenly attacked Vaishnavi Sahu, a final-year BBA student at Allen House Ruma College, as reported by India Today on Saturday.
The dogs dragged her to the ground and mauled her face and body. Her right cheek was torn apart, splitting into two sections, while her nose and other parts of her body also suffered multiple bite marks. Despite her efforts to escape, the dogs overpowered her once more and knocked her back onto the road.
Hearing her screams, local residents rushed to the scene with sticks and chased the dogs away. By that time, Vaishnavi was bleeding heavily. Her family quickly arrived and transported her to Kanshiram Hospital, where she received urgent care. Doctors were able to stitch her cheek and nose with 17 sutures.
Family members revealed that the young girl is now struggling even to eat or move her mouth. “She cannot eat anything, nor move her mouth. Somehow, we are giving her liquids through a straw,” India Today quoted them as saying.
Expressing their anguish, the family called for immediate government action, urging that the stray dogs be either captured and relocated or placed in shelters. “But they should be removed from the streets so that no one else’s daughter or daughter-in-law suffers like this,” the family added.
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West Bengal exit polls: People’s Pulse projects TMC lead, others predict BJP surge
Kolkata: Exit polls for the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 have shown different projections, with some surveys indicating a lead for the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), while others suggest an advantage for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
According to People’s Pulse, the TMC+ alliance is projected to win between 177 and 187 seats in the 294-member Assembly.
The BJP is estimated to secure between 95 and 110 seats, while the Left Front+ is predicted to win up to one seat. The Congress (INC) is likely to get between one and three seats, and others are projected to win between one and two seats.
Matrize projections indicate a different trend, with the BJP projected to win between 146 and 161 seats, crossing the majority mark of 148, with a vote share of 42.5 per cent. The TMC is estimated to win between 125 and 140 seats with a vote share of 40.8 per cent.
P-MARQ has also projected a BJP lead, estimating the party to win between 150 and 175 seats, while the TMC+ alliance is expected to secure between 118 and 138 seats. The same survey projects Congress to win between 2 and 6 seats.
Poll Diary estimates suggest the BJP may win between 142 and 171 seats, while the TMC could secure between 99 and 127 seats. Other parties are projected to win between 5 and 9 seats.
Chanakya Strategies has projected the BJP to win between 150 and 160 seats, while the TMC is estimated to get between 130 and 140 seats. Others are expected to secure between 6 and 10 seats, while Congress and Left are projected at zero.
ABP projections estimate the BJP to win between 146 and 161 seats, while the TMC is expected to secure between 125 and 140 seats. Others are projected to win between 6 and 10 seats.
Polls in the state were held in two phases on April 23 and 29, and the counting of votes is scheduled to take place on May 4.
