# Pitbull mauls couple looking for rented home in Patiala 2026-08-17T02:29:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A pitbull attacked a couple in Patiala’s Ghuman Nagar area on Tuesday evening, leaving them seriously injured. Ankit Sabharwal, a bank manager, and his wife Shifali Sabharwal, a Chandigarh University professor, had gone to view a house with a property dealer when the dog rushed out after they rang the doorbell. For over 65 seconds, the pitbull bit both victims repeatedly before bystanders drove it away. The couple was taken to a private hospital. DSP Jangjit Randhawa said an FIR will be registered under Section 291 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after Shifali’s medical report is received, and police may launch a special campaign after August 15 to identify dangerous dog breeds. The attack follows a similar incident in Delhi’s Prem Nagar last November, where a pitbull seriously injured a six-year-old boy. Police arrested the owner in that case. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Patiala, Pitbull, Punjab Police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pitbull-mauls-couple-looking-for-rented-home-in-patiala/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pitbull-mauls-couple-looking-for-rented-home-in-patiala/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/