Six-year-old’s ear bitten off by pitbull in Delhi; owner arrested

A six-year-old boy was severely injured after being mauled by a pet pitbull in north-west Delhi’s Prem Nagar, the police said on Monday, adding that the owner has been arrested. A Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official said the dog, which bit off the victim’s right ear, had been shifted to an animal birth control centre in Najafgarh, where it will be kept permanently.