CHENNAI: Two persons were injured in separate cases of dog bites in Valasaravakkam and Triplicane respectively. In the first incident in Valasaravakkam, Aditya (26), a techie was bitten by a pet dog owned by a music composer while walking near the latter’s residence on Kamarajar Street on Friday.

Passerby intervened and rescued Aditya, who was admitted to a private hospital in Vadapalani for further treatment. In another incident, E Chandra (50) of Thirunavukkarasu Street in Triplicane, was bitten by a pet dog near a housing board residential complex on Varada Pillai Street in Zam Bazaar. Police are investigating.