July 21, 2025: While the dog was attacking the boy, the accused can be seen in the viral video laughing with others in the area. According to police on Sunday, a video that showed a man laughing while his pit bull attacked and injured an 11-year-old boy in Mumbai's eastern suburbs led to the man's arrest. The incident, which took place in the Mankhurd area on Thursday night, has since gone viral on social media and caused a lot of outrage. While the child was being beaten, bystanders can also be seen watching and seemingly enjoying the action in the footage.

The accused, 43-year-old Sohail Hasan Khan, is accused of unleashing his dog on the injured boy while he was playing inside a parked autorickshaw in a residential lane, according to a complaint filed by the boy's father. A police official stated that the child was injured when the dog bit him on the chin. In the meantime, a number of social media users have voiced their disapproval of the act and called for more severe punishment to be taken against the accused for putting a child in danger and exhibiting shocking insensitivity during the attack.

According to the police, Khan was taken into custody on Friday and later released after receiving a notice. A case has been opened, and the investigation is still ongoing. A social media user on X reacted sharply to the viral video, writing, “Owner laughs as he lets his pit bull attack a young boy, who gets bitten multiple times before escaping.

The Centre recommends banning 23 ferocious breeds on March 12, 2024. Pit bulls are one of them. He also said that despite the advisory being issued by the Centre, NGOs quickly challenged it and multiple high courts stayed it, so the government did not pursue it further.
In the majority of the West, pit bulls are prohibited or severely restricted, but India is a democratic nation. Yaha, swagat is there. Pitbull ji ka bhi, wrote the user. After his pet husky bit a neighbor in an apartment lift, a 40-year-old man in Worli was given a harsh four-month sentence in May. In shared residential spaces, the court emphasized pet owners' responsibility for public safety.