4. Ten year-old boy grows up on dog milk in Dhanbad

DHANBAD: Mohit Kumar, 10, mute since birth, has been feeding on dog's milk since the age of four. The only difference between him and Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli being Kumar's parents are alive. Though he was weaned at two years, he developed this habit two years later at the age of four. Interestingly, all the stray bitches of Manaitand in Dhanbad recognize him. But his poor parents are at their wit's end. Despite their repeated efforts, they have not been able to wean him off the dogs' milk. This fear has also kept them from sending the 10-year-old lad to school.