Three persons, including a woman, were booked by Kamla Nagar police after two neighbours quarreled over a dog biting a 35-year-old woman at Kotra Sultanabad area on Monday.
The woman victim, identified as Dr Kiran Khoobchandani, is posted in the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC) sustained injury in her left leg after she was bitten by dog of her neighbor Shivani.
After the woman got injured she hit the dog which raised fight between the two families and started fighting. The victim lodged a complaint and a case was registered under section 289 (negligent conduct with respect to animal) of the IPC.
Police said both the families live in Kotra Sultanabad area and are neighbours. The incident took place late on Monday afternoon, the victim Kiran was present at her home when a pet dog owned by her Shivani entered in the house of victim as the main door was open.
In her complaint victim stated that after Shivani’s peg dog bit her she beat the dog and which irked Shivani who spotted the beating and asked the reason to thrash her pet dog. Kiran showed her injury and Shivani agreed for bearing medical treatment expense.
The matter settled but later both the families started heated argument and son turned physical and they started thrashing each other.
The families approached the Kamla Nagar police and based on the complaint, the police booked three persons of the family including Shivani and her parents.