A young boy has been mauled by a dog and left needing 150 stitches and surgery.
His dad, Sachin Tyagi, a local businessman, said his son, 11-year-old Pushp Tyagi, required surgery after he was attacked in a park in Ghaziabad, a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Sachin's son was playing in the park outside his house when the attack occurred.
The furious dad said: "My son was playing in the park when the belt of the dog slipped from the hands of the girl, who had come with the animal to the park.
"The pit bull then attacked my son disfiguring his face."
The owner of the dog was identified as Subhash Tyagi, who received a fine of 5,000 rupees, around £53.
Video of the attack on September 3 went viral online.
The horrifying clip shows the owner trying to control the dog before it suddenly jumped at Pushp and bit his face.
Sachin added: "He has received 150 stitches.
"Pit bulls ars a dangerous dogs and earlier also, the animal attacking people have come to the fore. Our children are not safe."
While the upset dad named the pit bull as a dangerous dog, there doesn't appear to be any scientific evidence the dog is naturally more aggressive than other types and the term actually refers to a number of different breeds.
The way pit bulls are built can make it more dangerous in the event of an attack, but attacks are not necessarily more likely to occur.
One Green Planet said: "Today, pit bulls remain largely misunderstood because of irresponsible owners, sensationalist news stories, and the proliferation of myths.
"Pit bulls are not inherently dangerous. Like any other dog, they can become violent, aggressive, and mean through a lack of training, abuse, neglect, irresponsible ownership and breeding as well as a lack of attention to health and temperament issues."
Local reports say dog attacks in India and the area of Delhi National Captial Region, which contains Uttar Pradesh, are on the rise.
Another boy was attacked in Ghaziabad on September 5 and footage revealed him groaning in pain from the bite on his leg as the owner of the dog continued about her day, apparently unbothered.
She was also slapped with a 5,000 rupee fine for not registering the dog.
In Bengaluru, two bulls mauled a boy, 7 in august and left his face disfigured and needing 58 stitches.
