Power department employees assaulted, attacked by pet dogs while taking meter reading in Gwalior
Police said that there was an argument over the bill after which the accused — Beeru Tomar — unleashed his pet dogs on them, and that one of the employees suffered dog bite injuries
Two electricity department employees were assaulted by a homeowner with his three dogs while taking power meter readings in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, according to police reports. The incident occurred on Thursday, August 13, 2026, in the Indira Nagar area under the Hazira police station jurisdiction. The employees sustained minor injuries from the dog attacks, with one employee reportedly suffering five wounds, though none were serious.
The homeowner, Beeru Tomar, has been arrested and charged under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including provisions related to negligent animal treatment. Tomar has a criminal record and allegedly threatened the employees with a gun when they sought help from colleagues. The victims, Ravindra Singh Rajawat and Aditya Bhadoriya, claim Tomar slapped them and abused them after they identified themselves as power department employees. Tomar also allegedly broke the employees' meter reading machine during the altercation.
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