A couple who had gone to rent a house in Ghuman Nagar, Patiala, Punjab, was suddenly attacked by a pit bull. Ankit Sabharwal and his wife, Shifali, had gone to view the house with a property dealer.

Pit bulls often spark debate and sometimes fear wherever they go. The numbers, history, and behavior of this breed point to a pattern that’s hard to ignore. No matter how you frame it, pit bulls come ...