LAUGHING WHILE HE BLED: Mumbai Man Unleashes Pit Bull on Boy, Stands Watching Like a Psycho

Mumbai, India –
In a terrifying scene straight out of a nightmare, an 11-year-old boy was brutally attacked by a pit bull inside an auto-rickshaw in Mumbai—while the dog’s owner stood by and laughed.

It happened in Mankhurd, a busy suburb on the city’s eastern edge. The boy, Hamza Shaikh, was playing near his home with friends when 43-year-old Mohammad Sohail Khan arrived with his pit bull. But instead of keeping the powerful animal on a leash or under control, Khan did something unthinkable: he opened the rickshaw door, allowed the dog inside—and let it loose on the children.

What followed was pure horror.

Captured in a now-viral video, the pit bull lunges at Hamza without warning. The boy’s terrified screams echo through the narrow street as the dog clamps down on his chin and hand. Blood begins to pour. Hamza struggles to escape the beast’s grip—but the most chilling part isn’t the attack itself.

It’s what the man does.

He laughs.

Yes—as the child screams in pain, Khan can be seen calmly smiling and laughing, doing nothing to pull the dog back, nothing to stop the violence. For nearly a minute, the boy fights to escape the attack while passersby shout in panic. One onlooker finally rushes in and helps pry the dog away. Hamza stumbles out of the rickshaw, bleeding and in shock, clutching his shredded shirt and torn skin.

The child was rushed to a local hospital. Doctors stitched his wounds and monitored him for infection and trauma. His family, devastated and furious, immediately filed a police complaint.

Sohail Khan was arrested—but not for long.

According to Mumbai police, he was booked under multiple charges, including negligent handling of a dangerous animal. But incredibly, he was released with a notice—despite video evidence and a seriously injured child. That decision sparked outrage across India.

On social media, hashtags like #JusticeForHamza and #BanPitBulls began trending. Commenters called Khan “a monster,” “a psychopath,” and “unfit to walk free.” Others questioned why pit bulls—already flagged by the Indian government as a dangerous breed—are still allowed in densely populated areas.

Animal experts weighed in. “Pit bulls aren’t evil,” one dog behaviorist posted, “but they are strong and bred to fight. Giving one to an irresponsible owner is like handing a loaded weapon to a child.”

This is not the first time India has seen a deadly pit bull incident. In 2022, a woman in Lucknow was killed by her own pit bull. In 2023, the central government recommended banning 23 breeds of aggressive dogs—including pit bulls—but no official law has been enforced.

Now, Hamza’s case may be the tipping point.

Local politicians have called for an emergency review of the existing rules. Pet ownership laws, licensing, and public safety measures are once again under the microscope. But for Hamza’s parents, that’s not enough.

“He laughed while my son bled,” Hamza’s father said, standing outside their one-room home. “What kind of human does that?”

As of now, Sohail Khan remains a free man—his pit bull reportedly still in his custody.

And in the small rickshaw where it all happened, blood stains remain on the seat—a chilling reminder of a moment when cruelty wore a smile, and help came far too late.