60 seconds of horror in Mumbai lift as muzzled dog lunges at three girls

CCTV footage showed a pet dog lunging at three girls inside a Malad West high-rise lift. The viral clip has renewed concern over handling dogs in shared residential spaces.

In Short

• CCTV captures terrifying 60-second ordeal in Malad West
• Woman struggles to restrain aggressive dog inside lift
• Two girls escaped quickly, while one remained cornered until the lift stopped

What began as an ordinary lift ride turned into 60 seconds of terror after a pet dog suddenly lunged at three girls inside a Mumbai high-rise, with the chilling ordeal captured on CCTV.

The incident, which took place on July 16 at Sheth Irene Highrise, has since gone viral on social media.

The CCTV footage shows three girls were already inside the lift when a woman entered with her pet dog. Moments after the lift doors closed, the dog unexpectedly lunged towards one of the girls, sending all of them into panic as they tried to move away from the dog.

The woman was seen struggling to restrain the dog as it repeatedly attempted to reach the frightened girls inside the confined space. However, two of the girls manage to flee from the lift while one of them couldn’t move out.

The tense situation continued until the lift reached the next floor. The dog with a muzzle around its mouth kept barking on the girl who was cornered in the lift. The woman kept struggling to control it from reaching the girl.

As soon as the doors opened on the next floor, the girl somehow managed to run out as the dog tried to chase her. Her phone fell in the lift as she rushed out in panic. The pet’s owner then tried to hand over the phone of the girl, but the dog also tries to reach out to the girl as the owner is seen falling on the ground to control her pet. Just after the woman pushes the phone out of the lift, it closes.

No one suffered any serious injuries in the incident. The CCTV footage has gone viral, raising fresh concerns about the responsible handling of dogs in shared residential spaces.

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with inputs from Aijaz Khan