In Pawai Dih village, under the Amarpur police station area of Banka district, four children playing outside their homes were attacked and injured by a stray dog on Friday. The sudden incident has created a climate of fear in the village. Hearing the children's screams, family members rushed to the spot and managed to rescue them from the dog.

All injured children were immediately taken to Amarpur Referral Hospital, where Dr. Diwakar Singh provided initial treatment. The injured children have been identified as five-year-old Ritik Raj, son of Roshan Kumar; twelve-year-old Ankita Kumari, daughter of Mahesh Das; two-year-old Harshvardhan Kumar, son of Sagar Das; and three-year-old Sagar Kumar, son of Rajiv Das. According to doctors, all children are out of danger after receiving treatment.

The incident has raised significant concerns among villagers in Pawai Dih regarding the increasing menace of stray dogs. Local residents have urged the administration to take concrete steps to control the rising stray dog population and prevent such incidents from recurring in the future. Villagers are demanding a permanent solution to ensure the safety of children and other residents.