Chandran, a resident of Kayippuram in Vaikom, shudders at the thought of the horrifying events that unfolded on a calm and breezy morning at the coastal village in Kottayam last week.
“I heard someone screaming and I found a mad dog pouncing on my brother. He was profusely bleeding from wounds in his chest and hand. As I rushed to rescue him, the animal jumped on me as I tried to detract it using a bath towel, the only thing on which I could lay my hands on,” says Mr. Chandran.
Inflicting a deep bite in his abdomen, the animal ran away in a flash as neighbours rushed to his rescue.
