Rabid Dog Terrorizes Pune's Chakan: 40+ Injured, Vaccine Shortage Sparks Outrage
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News1806-01-2026, 11:09

Rabid Dog Terrorizes Pune's Chakan: 40+ Injured, Vaccine Shortage Sparks Outrage

  • A rabid dog attacked over 40 people and several animals in Pune's Chakan, Ambethegaon Road area, causing widespread panic.
  • Victims, including children and elderly, were forced to travel to Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad hospitals as Chakan Rural Hospital lacked rabies vaccine.
  • The dog's rampage spread across Ambethegaon Road, Mahatma Phule Chowk, Shri Shivaji Vidyamandir, and Market Yard.
  • After the initial dog was killed, other dogs it had bitten also turned rabid, causing five more injuries.
  • Local residents express anger over municipal inaction on stray dog menace and the critical shortage of essential rabies vaccine.

Why It Matters: Rabid dog attacks in Pune expose critical vaccine shortage and municipal negligence, sparking public anger.

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