A two-year-old girl had a frightening encounter with a stray dog in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district, narrowly escaping without injuries thanks to her mother’s swift reaction.

The alarming incident occurred near Pullarampakkam on Thursday morning. V. Devayani was walking with her young daughter to her parents’ house when the child, walking just ahead, became the target of a sudden dog attack.

CCTV footage, which has now gone viral on social media, shows the stray dog charging at the unsuspecting toddler. Luckily, the animal only managed to latch onto the child’s dress before Devayani leapt in, swiftly pulling her daughter to safety and chasing the dog away.

Thanks to the mother’s quick thinking, the child was unharmed and escaped what could have been a serious injury.

The video has reignited concerns over the growing menace of stray dogs in residential areas, with locals calling for urgent measures to prevent such near-tragic incidents, especially involving children.