India, July 25 -- A six-month-old boy lost a finger and suffered severe facial injuries after a stray dog attacked him while he was asleep in a stroller inside the Junnar tehsil office premises on Wednesday, officials said.

The child was first treated at a government hospital in Junnar and later referred to Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) in Pune, where he underwent plastic surgery on Thursday. Doctors said the child is under close observation and admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

The incident took place at 1 pm inside the tehsil office premises, where a new administrative building is under construction. The child's father was working as a construction labourer at the site, while his mother was washing clothes nearby...