Gurugram society row over feeding street dogs turns violent; women allege assault, phones snatched

Punjab Newsline | Gurugram

A dispute over feeding street dogs in a high-rise residential society in Haryana’s Gurugram escalated into a violent confrontation, with two women alleging that they were assaulted by residents while trying to feed stray dogs.

The incident took place at Shree Vardhman Mantra Society in Sector 67, where the women had reportedly gone to feed street dogs on Thursday night.

According to the complaint filed by the victims at Sector 65 police station, the altercation began around 9:30 pm when several residents, including some women, objected to the feeding activity and allegedly threatened them to stop.

The complainants said they informed the residents that they regularly feed hundreds of stray dogs. They alleged that the crowd then surrounded them in a planned manner and started beating them, pulling their hair and chasing them on the road. One of the women also claimed that another dog feeder, identified as Ankita, was brutally assaulted during the incident.

Videos of the altercation have surfaced on social media, showing women being assaulted in the middle of the road. The victims further alleged that when they tried to record the incident, they were prevented from doing so and their mobile phones were snatched away. They also claimed they were slapped multiple times.

The confrontation reportedly continued for nearly two hours, after which police reached the spot following information about the disturbance. Both parties have submitted written complaints, and Gurugram Police has initiated an investigation.

Police officials said they are examining the viral videos and complaints from both sides and are in the process of seizing the society’s CCTV footage to determine how the fight started and identify those allegedly involved in pulling the women’s hair and assaulting them.

The incident has once again highlighted the growing tensions in several urban residential societies over the issue of feeding stray dogs and maintaining public safety, a subject that has frequently led to disputes between dog feeders and resident groups in many Indian cities.