Pet dog on leash spurs flowerpot attack on Lucknow doctor

LUCKNOW: An argument over a pet dog being kept on a leash took an ugly turn in Gomtinagar when a woman allegedly assaulted the dog's owner, a doctor by profession, and hurled abuses at his Dalit security guard.
The incident took place at Viram Khand on September 5 and an FIR was lodged against the woman by the guard the next day. The matter, however, became public on Thursday after the woman - a private tutor charged with attempt to murder, assault and robbery under IPC sections and caste slur under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act - told reporters that she was being falsely implicated by the "influential" doctor.
According to the FIR, the woman was passing by the doctor's house and enquired why the dog was on leash. The guard apparently asked her not to bother and she flew off the handle. As she abused him, he called his employer. When the doctor intervened, she allegedly threw flowerpots at him, one of which missed his head by a whisker and another hit him on the shoulder. She allegedly also kicked him and snatched his gold chain.
The woman on Thursday said she only told the guard to release the dog, but he refused. "I asked him how he would feel if he were tied like a dog. He got angry and called the house owner. The latter came with other guards and a driver who all tried to assault me. I threw flowerpots at them in self-defence," she told reporters.
Gomtinagar circle officer Awneshwar Chandra said the woman was detained on Sunday for questioning, but later allowed to go. "We are probing the case and will take necessary action," he added.