Sniffer dog bites boy at Kolkata airport, family cancels trip to Malaysia          

A sniffer dog belonging to a security agency allegedly bit a four-year-old boy at the Kolkata airport, forcing the family to cancel their trip to Malaysia, a police officer said on Friday.

The child was attacked by the animal between the departure gates 4A and 4B on August 12, while a police complaint was lodged a week later, the officer said.

The dog, a German Shepherd, was with its handler who was holding the leash. Suddenly, the animal lunged forward and bit the child who was accompanied by his parents, according to the complaint.

The FIR was lodged against the handler for his “incompetence in controlling the dog causing severe injury” to the child leading to cancellation of the family's trip, the officer said.

The family had to cancel the trip as the traumatised child had to undergo anti-rabies vaccination doses spanning a month, the father said in the complaint.